Motivate Publishing promotes Walter D'Mello to Advertisement Manager

He will now have the primary responsibility of developing new products and markets for the special projects division of Motivate Publishing.

Mr. D'Mello, 30, joined the company in 2003 as senior executive, sales and quickly rose to the position of Deputy Manager and Manager Advertising. He has been instrumental in developing some prestigious regional & international magazine titles including On Course and Business Traveller Middle East. Mr. D'Mello was previously with Belle Publishing FZ LLC, as Marketing Manager.

Mr. D'Mello holds a Physics degree from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and an MBA in Marketing from Mumbai University along with a Diploma in Business Administration and a professional Post Graduate Diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.

Motivate Publishing was founded in 1979 with the launch of What's On, the first magazine in the Gulf. The company's portfolio has since grown to include more than 20 magazines. The other divisions of Motivate publishing include: contract and commercial publishing, Books Arabia, Gulf pictures, Motivate events and Motivate Val Morgan.