Wahab Bou Hamdan

Head of Marketing and Events at Reach Events

• Qatar - Doha
• February 2017 to November 2019

Reach Events is a start-up aiming at connecting markets and supporting SMEs
through impactful events where the company used to manage events for private
and public clients in addition to organizing independent large scale business
events.
Key Events Delivered:
Qatar India Business and Investment Conference

Head of Events at Al Arab Newspaper

• Qatar
• August 2015 to January 2017

The first established newspaper in Qatar.

Sales and Marketing Manager at Fikra Group

• Lebanon
• January 2011 to December 2012

Fikra group was an event management agency in Lebanon that delivered event
services and organised exhibitions, festivals, and corporate events.
Key events delivered:
 1st and 2nd BIBL Job Fair
 The Handicrafts exhibition
 Qobbieh Entertainment Festival & Exhibition

at Hire Pro LLC

• January 2009 to December 2010

Hire Pro LLC is a recruitment agency based in the USA and operating in
Lebanon and the region through the leading recruitment portal
www.hirelebanese.com

Sales manager

• January 2009 to January 2010

Selling recruiting services to companies in Lebanon and the Arab region
 Following up on the recruiting process and developing recruiting policies
 Selling online services and advertising packages
 Organising and project managing the Hire Lebanese Job Fair (2009 &
2011)
 Setting and implementing Marketing plans
 Selling sponsorships and exhibition spaces
 Supervising the logistics and the setup of the exhibition area
 Managing Lebanon’s office and creating regional presence by establishing
strategic partnerships

• June 2006 to December 2008

Al Iktissad Wal Aamal group
Al Iktissad Wal Aamal is a group of four magazines and an event management
company. Al Iktissad Wal Aamal was the first company in Lebanon to organize
business and investment forums and conferences
Sales executive:
 Selling sponsorships (Forums, Conferences, and exhibitions)
 Organising the participation of delegations, companies, and officials
 Coordinating with partners before and during the preparation period of
events
 Selling and developing sponsorship packages, and advertising packages
Operations officer:
 Supervising and handling part of logistics during the event (meet & assist,
registration and transportation)
 Coordinating with hotels and assisting participants in hotel bookings
 Supervising the venue and pre-event logistics
 Supervising and managing suppliers
Some of the events delivered:
Tunisia Economic Forum - Algeria Economic Forum - Arabic Economic Forum
(Lebanon) - Arabic International Industrial Forum& Exhibition (Qatar) - Jordan
Economic Forum - Mediterranean Investment Forum (Lebanon) - Summer of
Lebanon Forum - AWTTE Exhibition Lebanon - New Arab Women Forum, and
more than 20 forums and conferences in Lebanon and the region.
Training:
2006
 Aramex Dubai
 RAK Ceramics UAE