Edward Stobart

For the last 6 years, I have part of the Middle East team within CSM, specializing in sport and entertainment and bringing partnerships to life for brands.

Key clients and projects I have worked with include: Formula E Season 9 & 10 Special Olympics Mena & World Games, Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships, F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, FIFA Club World Cup, Dubai Rugby Sevens, Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, FIFA World Cup Fan Festival and a number of mass participation events covering a breadth of clients including SABIC, HSBC, Jaguar Landover, Mubadala, FIFA, Coca-Cola and Special Olympics & NEOM.

My roles and responsibilities extended across brand activation, sponsors and partner setups, event production, technical coordination, media operations support, workforce management, health & safety & temporary infrastructure.

Sports Events Executive Sport360 is the premier sports information and news provider in Middle East & North Africa with an extensive events division. As a Sport Events Executive in the Sport 360 Dubai office, I was part of a dynamic team with the core remit of delivering high quality events engaging a wide range on participants from across the UAE. The key activities associated with this role are as follows:

- Building brand awareness for Sports 360 and our event partners through the development of social media content, print media, event signage and merchandise

- Management and input into our extensive CRM database of event participants and press subscribers to ensure targeting communication and marketing strategies.

- Development of event program fixtures, venue selection, staffing plans and equipment and participant coordination