Samir Farah

 

I am passionate about working with professionals across borders, languages and cultures.

 

My diverse experience comes from thirty years of working in senior leadership roles in media where I led large international teams, having also worked and am still active in finance, investments and, of course, leadership development. I am an alumnus fellow at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in Florida, USA, in their Media Transformation Programme, and a certified Executive Coach and Mentor with accredited training and membership in some of the UK's leading professional bodies.

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Until December 2023, I was a senior leader at the BBC as Head of Journalism for the strategy team delivering the World Service's digital transformation project. Prior to that, I was Head and Editor in Chief of BBC News Arabic, covering the Middle East and North Africa, leading over 450 journalists in the UK and around the world and delivering award winning news, investigative journalism and analysis to a weekly audience of 45 million. I controlled a multimillion pound annual budget and oversaw a corresponding group of support services, from risk management and finance to HR and legal, and sat on the executive board for the BBC international languages division.

 

Currently, I am a Founding Partner at Equitive UK and creator of The Communication Advantage, our flagship development programme. I am also Director of Investment Oversight at Bright Properties UK, an ethical London based real estate investment and development firm.

 

I believe that it is only through the genuine empowerment in leadership that fairness in any organisation is achieved. I want to support leaders in developing their skills and the way they project their professional voice and personalities towards successful and rewarding careers.