Shehab Hamad

Current

• MBA 'Class of 2011' at Columbia Business School

Past

• Executive Director at Kitsch22
• CEO at Kitsch22
• Founder at 9714

• Senior Analyst at Dubai Development & Investment Authority
• IRM Analyst at KPMG
• Senior Analyst at Dubai Media City
• Business Consultant at Arthur Andersen

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Education

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School
• Columbia University - Columbia Business School
• Imperial College London

• RSB

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Recommended

2 people have recommended Shehab

Connections

241 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• 9714
• Kitsch22
• Five Green

Shehab Hamad’s Summary

Former entrepreneur working in marketing and fashion with backgrounds in consulting, technology and public administration.
Looking to transition into Media post-MBA.

Shehab Hamad’s Specialties:

Strategy and planning.

Shehab Hamad’s Experience

• MBA 'Class of 2011'

  Columbia Business School

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Columbia MBA 2011. Media specialization.

• Executive Director

  Kitsch22

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2003 — March 2008 (5 years 3 months)

  Overall responsibility for all divisions of Kitsch22 (9714, Kitsch22, Five Green, Paul Frank, 50°C).

• CEO

  Kitsch22

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2003 — March 2008 (5 years 3 months)

  Overall responsibility for company's performance.

• Founder

  9714

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2003 — 2005 (2 years )

• Senior Analyst

  Dubai Development & Investment Authority

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Public Policy industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year )

• IRM Analyst

  KPMG

  (Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

• Senior Analyst

  Dubai Media City

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

• Business Consultant

  Arthur Andersen

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Shehab Hamad’s Education

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School

  MBA , Media, Entrepreneurship , 2009 — 2011 (expected)

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School

  MBA , Media and Entrepreneurship , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

• Imperial College London

  1995 — 1999

  VP Arabic Society

• RSB

Additional Information

Shehab Hamad’s Websites:

• 9714
• Kitsch22
• Five Green

Shehab Hamad’s Interests:

media, technology, running, golf, snowboarding, daniel lanois, brian eno, jim jarmusch

Shehab Hamad’s Groups:

•    Columbia Business School PE/VC Network
•    CBS Management Consulting Association
•    Columbia Business School Media Management Association
•    MBA MEC
•    The Economist Newspaper readers
•    Columbia Business School, NY, Alumni and Current Students
•    Fashion Marketing & Digital Media Group (FMG): A Meeting Place for Fashion & Marketing Professionals
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Fans of Mashable
•    Music and Entertainment Professionals
•    Music Industry Forum
•    Hooray for Hollyworld!
•    Imperial Alumni
•    Tools of Change for Publishing
•    Dubai MBA and Masters Network
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    StartUpArabia
•    MENA Private Equity
•    Ditch the MBA - Apply for Seth Godin's Exclusive Internship
•    The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School

Shehab Hamad’s Honors:

+ Lloyds TSB Small Business of the Year 2006 Awards - Entrepreneurial Startup of the Year - Kitsch22

Shehab Hamad’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch