Tarek Hawchar

FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR​

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Born in Lebanon, 1979 - Holding a Bachelor's  Degree of Science(Management Information System) ) from the University of Balamand.

He lives in Qatar since 2006 with more than 12 years experience in Advertising & Marketing,  he previously worked as Marketing Manager with multiple companies  and Country Manager of  BBC TopGear in Qatar before founding Maqina

Natali Leonova

CO-FOUNDER

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Born in Kiev, 1981- Holding a BA in Economics from The State University of Management, Moscow

She lives in Qatar since 2012, she previously worked as the Head of Photography in TopGear magazine.

Viktor Blashuk

ART DIRECTOR​

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Born in Lviv, 1977 - Holding a Master's Degree of Fine Arts in Art Direction from Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. He previously worked with Ogilvy & Mather Ukraine before joining Maqina

Stephan Lewis

MOTORING EDITOR

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Born in New Jersey, USA, 1982 - Holding a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University.

He previously worked with NBC and as a contributor writer with several automotive magazines before joining Maqina

Ali Naboush

Digital Specialist

 

Born in Lebanon,  1993 - Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Banking & Finance from the Lebanese American University.

He previously worked with Nesma Orbit

Hasan Al Chahwan

Digital Editor

 

Born in Syria, 1991 - Holding a Bachelor's Degree in IT from the Lebanese International University. He is currently completing his Master's degree studies in MIS at the Humboldt University Berlin.

Hana Ghemrawi

Graphic Designer

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Born in Lebanon, 1999 - Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the Lebanese American University. Multidisciplinary in her approach, she cultivates experience in different areas of design, as she did in branding and advertising at J. Walter Thompson.