Brierley, who joins this week, will be at the helm of MEED and MEED.com's editorial offices in London and Dubai.
Brierley commented: "This is a great opportunity to join the brand at the forefront of business journalism in the Middle East for 50 years.
"This is a challenging and exciting time for the regional economy and for MEED. It demands intelligent, insightful and objective journalism. It also demands innovation and constant improvement."
He indicated that his remit will include several major initiatives for MEED and MEED.com that will build on the brand's strength and authority in the region.
Brierley has been a journalist for 18 years. He has edited three weekly business magazines - The Lawyer, The Engineer and Finance Week. He was part of the launch team of Finance Week and financeweek.co.uk in November 2004 as a result of his role running new magazine development at Centaur Communications.
He is also a past deputy editor of Marketing Week and former lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, as well as the author of a top-selling book on the advertising industry for university students.
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Middle East Economic Digest appoints Sean Brierley as Editor-in-Chief
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, August 29 - 2006 at 16:53
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Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) has appointed Sean Brierley as Editor-in-Chief to lead editorial content on the market-leading weekly magazine and website for the Middle East and North Africa.
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MEED (Middle East Economic Digest) is internationally recognised as providing essential information for anyone doing business in, or with, the Middle East and North Africa. With journalists and contacts across the entire Middle East and North Africa region, MEED provides reliable, up-to-date business news, analysis, facts and data in both print and online. MEED covers all the latest developments across the region within vital sectors such as oil and gas, construction, banking and finance, petrochemicals, defence, IT and telecoms.For 50 years business leaders from across 70 countries world-wide have been relying on MEED to provide an independent and authoritative information service. People read MEED because it puts them in command of all the facts, figures and analysis they need to make informed business decisions.
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Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorTuesday, August 29 - 2006 at 16:53 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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