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Chairman

Peter Brown

Peter Brown made his initial mark in the world of music as part of the entertainment and communications management team for The Beatles.
After The Beatles, during his lengthy and illustrious career, Peter worked with a huge range of the world’s biggest names.

Peter Brown made his initial mark in the world of music as part of the entertainment and communications management team for The Beatles. During his lengthy and illustrious career, Peter worked with a huge range of the world’s biggest names.

In 1977 Peter formed the Entertainment Development Company, a Wall Street-financed independent film company. Seeing a need for sophisticated public relations counsel for high-visibility clients, he founded Brown & Powers in 1983 (subsequently Brown & Argus), Brown Lloyd James in 1997, and finally BLJ Worldwide in 2012.

Acting Managing Director

Iman Asante

Iman is a marketing and communications professional with more than 15 years of experience working for government, semi-government, insurance, and financial services institutions in Europe, Bermuda, and the Middle East.

As General Manager and Head of the Finance and Investments practice at BLJ Worldwide, she supports clients across Qatar and the region with strategic planning, crisis communications, stakeholder engagement, narrative development, and creative campaigns.

Prior to BLJ, Iman worked in various strategic communications capacities for the UK’s Department for International Trade which is responsible for developing trade agreements between the United Kingdom and foreign countries; National Savings and Investments, an agency of the UK Treasury; and M&G Investments, one of Europe’s leading asset management houses.

Iman currently resides in Doha, Qatar, and provides strategic communications and senior counsel to BLJ Worldwide’s Finance and Investment clients. As General Manager of BLJ Worldwide, she provides senior counsel to clients across the business.

She completed her degree in Marketing and Promotion at the University of the Arts London.

Acting General Manager

Hadia Saraya

Hadia is a highly experienced communications professional with over 14 years’ experience working for multinational corporates and consultancies around the world. She supports clients across Qatar and the region with strategic communications and public relations.

She gained her experience at PepsiCo, Egypt, where she managed strategic communications, culture-building, and internal engagement. Her roles also included shaping communication and CSR plans. Later, in Qatar at TripleTwo, she led marketing and advertising campaigns for renowned clients like Al Jazeera Media Network and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.

Hadia currently resides in Doha, Qatar, and oversees the Foundations & Education Practice. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communication at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Senior Director (Head of Arts Culture Practice)

Anya Kotova

Anya is a global reputation management counsellor with a proven track record in designing and executing corporate communications campaigns, thought leadership platforms and crisis management projects.

Anya is a global reputation management counselor with a proven track record in designing and executing corporate communications campaigns, thought leadership platforms and crisis management projects.

As a Senior Director in BLJ’s Doha office, Anya oversees the Arts and Culture Practice team and clients.

Prior to joining BLJ, Anya was an Associate Director at Teneo Blue Rubicon in Doha working across the country’s biggest education and non-profit organisations. Anya was also part of the core team designing and testing Qatar brand’s crisis communications response, including building out team capabilities and training staff.

Anya holds a Master of Science in Behavioural Communications from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Art in Public Relations and Sociology from Syracuse University.

Operations Director (Head of Business Operations)

Katherine Von Giese

Katherine is BLJ’s Business Operations Manager, ensuring the daily operations of the company run smoothly for our clients.

Katherine provides operational risk management solutions, frameworks and delivers strategic advice in the realm of business operations, human capital, and senior counsel to employees to provide effective solutions that can target efficiency, quality, and profitability in all areas of the business. She works hard to promote the overall health and success of the business, managing financial & commercial budgets of business operations and guiding work teams are running smoothly.

Katherine holds an airline certification license from (IATA) the International Air Transport Association in Doha State of Qatar. She completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology at the Far Eastern University in the Philippines and is a certified computer specialist licensed by TESDA, a government agency.

Finance Director (Head of Finance & Accounts)

Roaa Anwar

Roaa is a financial accountant handling the financial operations of BLJ.

Roaa is part of the senior management team, providing all necessary tasks, and reports. She supports the business in ensuring the accuracy of all financial documents to maintain transparency and accuracy.