Gareth Zyl
Group Editor @ Gulf Business
About
I’m a senior media leader and editor with over 15 years’ experience across digital, print, events, and broadcast platforms. I specialise in steering editorial teams, building strong content strategies, and delivering commercially successful media products. My career spans leadership roles in the GCC and South Africa, where I’ve developed a deep understanding of business, technology, and financial sectors.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Computer Software
Web Content Writing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Drupal, MODx, Journalism
Experience
Group Editor
Motivate Media Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Group Editor of Gulf Business, one of the region’s longest running business titles.
Co-owner
Fox Street Communications
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
www.foxstreetcomms.co.za
Deputy Managing Editor
BizNews
Global and Johannesburg
I previously worked at BizNews as their Deputy Managing Editor.
Fin24 Johannesburg Bureau Chief
24.com
Johannesburg
Promoted to head up Fin24's growing team in Johannesburg. Fin24 is South Africa's biggest business website with its headquarters in Cape Town.
Senior Technolgy Editor
24.com
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Headed up the technology content for Fin24.com, South Africa's biggest business website.
Editor, ITWeb Africa
ITWeb Africa
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Editor of ITWebAfrica - http://www.itwebafrica.com
Technology Reporter
Abu Dhabi Media (ADM)
Abu Dhabi
Reporting on technology in the UAE, Middle East and globally
Web Content Manager, 7DAYS Newspaper
Associated Newspapers
Dubai
The role has involved writing and editing content for the UAE's 7DAYS web site (www.7days.ae).
Deputy Editor, WINDOWS Middle East Magazine,
ITP Media Group
WINDOWS Middle East is a PC and consumer electronics magazine owned by ITP Publishing in Dubai.
Web Journalist and Web Master
University of Johannesburg
Web Journalist and Web Master for the University of Johannesburg's Faculty of Humanities www.uj.ac.za/humanities.
Freelance Journalist
AVUSA
Education
University of Johannesburg
English
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
PHP, MySQL
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
University of Johannesburg
Journalism and English
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