Anne Roland
Area Director, Nordics, Meltwater Press
Birthplace: Drammen, Norway
Joined Meltwater: August 2006, Oslo
Who inspires you: Tony, Dennis, Anna and Christine – the management team for Nordics mPress. Also other people I have had the pleasure to work with closely before like Christian Finstad, Heidi Islann, Kaveh Rostampor and Kevin Lorenz. A lot of Meltwater people inspire me every day!
My three words to describe Meltwater: Ambition, “anything is possible” and challenging.
If you asked Anne if she was a risk taker, her answer would have to be yes, because it was deciding to take a risk on her first job that has seen her…
I had the honour of interviewing Mark Haze recently and it turned into a fascinating discussion about music, career choices, motivations, life at Meltwater Group and, of course, his incredibly successful time competing in Idols South Africa! I had seven (yes, SEVEN!) pages of notes following this interview…I just hope this summary does Mark justice.
For someone who is now living his dream of being a rock musician and recording artist, Mark is still down to earth and humble.
Although he left Meltwater last year to pursue his lifelong passion of becoming a musician, he feels as though he’s never really left. He highlights his…
LinkedIn has more than 120 million registered users. The social network is the second largest, behind Facebook, and the best part? It can help you get a job!
LinkedIn is a social network built around professional networking. Adding colleagues, past and present, friends in related industries, old classmates, mentors and more could not only point you in the right direction, it could completely change your career. So, what are you waiting for? If you’re not already on LinkedIn, join! And if you are, Meltwater has come up with 5 easy tips to spruce up your profile. Check out the slideshare below:
Meltwater has always focused on hiring based on leadership potential. This is a strategy that has helped develop a majority of our global managers through our International Management Trainee program. As the late Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” So Meltwater is once again challenging students across Asia to show just how innovative they can be in the second annual Meltwater Movers & Shapers Competition (MMSC).
This contest is designed to empower the potential of young people across Asia encouraging them to show drive and passion in presenting their ideas. The contest asks students to identify a…
Name: Johnny Vance
Title: Managing Director, Washington DC, USA, Meltwater News
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Joined Meltwater: 2008, Sales Consultant, Meltwater News, Sydney, Australia
Current Role: 2011, Managing Director, Meltwater News, Washington DC, USA
Who inspires you: Shaz Mohapatra, Managing Director, Meltwater News, Melbourne, Australia
My three words to describe Meltwater: Dynamic, Passionate, Ambitious
When a friend told Johnny about the big-name businesses they were working with and the global Meltwater events they had been attending, in locations such as Lillehammer and Monte Carlo, Johnny Vance had just one single thought. He wanted in.
“I don’t mind admitting I was envious, because the well-known clients, events and opportunities my friend at…
