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 14 years experience in Advertising & Marketing. He previously worked as the 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 of 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

Social Media Manager

 

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

Hasan Al Shahwan

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.