"Husain is responsible for the overall communication strategies for BAC"

Husain Rasool

Manager – Corporate Communications

Husain Rasool currently sits as themanager of corporate communicationsat Bahrain Airport Company and is responsible for the overall communication strategies for BAC.

Prior to joining BAC, Hussain lead VIVA Bahrain’s Public Relations efforts as he worked with the STC Group - one of the largest telecom operators in the world - to launch "VIVA" an STC group Opcosin Bahrain and helped take this success forward with sustainable strategies and plans.

Rasool also successfully held a major role in the first steps of opening Bahrain City Centre, the largest shopping, Entertainment and Leisure centre in Bahrain while working for Majid Al Futtaim Investments.

Husain managed communication strategies and campaigns for some of the leading consumer brands in the region through his work at various prestigious advertising and marketing agencies, including Fortune Promoseven/Weber Shandwick, one of the Middles East's largest and most prestigious communication networks, where he managed household name accounts like Coca Cola, BDO and IBM as well as a long list of local brands and companies.

Rasool was also involved in managing regional and international entertainment brands while working with Vanilla Music (known today as Viva Entertainment), the largest licensees and distributors of entertainment products in the region as he worked with and managed marketing efforts for major studios like Warner Brothers, Paramount, the BBC and Dreamworks along with well-known regional names like Rotana Music, Mazikka, Mazikana along with the Viva Entertainment's own label.

When not dabbling in branding, Rasool also works as a professional media relations, translation and localization consultant (Arabic-English) and is a well known face in the event management field as he led some of the largest events in Bahrain.

Away from the work environment, Hussain is an avid photographer running his own photo blog as well as having a personal love for travel and new cultures.