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Feb 24, 2012

Edelman grabs head of content for Asia-Pacific from Reuters

HONG KONG - Public relations firm Edelman has appointed Arun Mahtani as head of content for Asia-Pacific. He joins the agency from Thomson Reuters, where he was global head of production for multimedia platform Reuters Insider.

Arun Mahtani
Arun Mahtani

Before working with Reuters, Mahtani headed up Bloomberg's UK television channel. 

According to David Brain, president and CEO of Edelman Asia-Pacific, Mahtani will be tasked with helping the agency's teams and clients develop a content strategy for every media interaction and to ensure messages are maximised across all media channels. 
 
Mahtani will also take a key role in expanding the firm’s financial services practice in Hong Kong, thanks to his background in financial media and the financial service industries. He started his career as a derivatives trader at NatWest Markets before moving into journalism. 
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