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Nadim Mehanna was born in Lebanon in 1967, he is fluent in Arabic, French, English,
and fair in Italian and German.
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Education and Trainings:
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1986 Awarded a Bachelor of Science in Automotive Engineering in France: "Ingénieur
en Construction Automobile"
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1987 Advanced Training at Renault Sport Boulogne - France
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1988 Advanced Training at Oettinger (VW-Audi-Porsche) - Germany.
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1989 Advanced Training at Porsche Research and Development in Weissach -
Germany.
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1991 Advanced Training at Vector in Los Angeles - U.S.A
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1987 Racing Driving school at Montlhery Driving Skills on Tarmac - France.
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1987 Racing Driving school at G.E.T Driving Skills on Gravel - France
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1988 Racing Driving school at Chamonix Driving Skills on Ice and Snow - France.
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1986 to 1993 Rally Driver on snow, tarmac and gravel.
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1993 Porsche Club Founder and President in Lebanon.
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1997 Degrees in Television and Cinematography directing and producing at Universal
Studios and Warner Brothers in Hollywood - USA.
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1998 "Elite" Degree in Special Effects Simulation and Cinematography of Dynamic
Objects in Motion in New York - USA.
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2000 Formula One training and driving at Catalunya F1 Track (Spain) on Damon
Hill’s Arrows F1 Car.
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2001 Licensed Private Airplane Pilot.
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2006 Formula One training and driving at Paul Ricard F1 Track (France) on
Renault F1 Car.
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Jobs Occupied:
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1993-1994 as Managing Director of "Al Mouharrek" car magazine (Middle East)
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1993-1998 as the Motoring Editor of "Magazine" political magazine (Lebanon)
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1993-1998 as the Motoring Editor of "Prestige" social magazine (Middle East)
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1995-1996 as the General Consultant of "Automobile" car magazine (Middle
East)
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1995-1997 as the Motoring Editor of "Chroniques" social magazine (Middle
East)
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1993-1999 as the Motoring and Motorsports Producer at LBCI TV and LBC Sat TV.
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1993-1999 as the Presenter, Producer and Director of "TELEAUTO",
the first and leading motoring TV show (at that time), on LBCI and LBC Sat.
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1995-1999 as the Presenter, Producer and Director of "World of Action",
a Hi-tech Motorsport TV Show covering motor sports activities Worldwide on LBC Sat.
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1993-1999 as the Initiator, Producer and Presenter of all "Formula
One" Grand Prix on LBCI.
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1999-2002 as the Presenter, Producer and Director of "MOTORSHOW"
on MTV.
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1999-2003 as the Presenter, Producer and Director of "Alam Al Sayarat"
motoring TV show on MBC for the World.
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2000-2001 as the Producer and Presenter of all "Formula One"
Grand Prix on MTV. As of May 2003 as the Presenter, Producer and Director
of "MOTORSHOW" on NTV and Dubai TV for the
World.
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As of November 2003 as the Presenter, Producer and Director of "SPEED
Motoring TV show on Al Jazeera for the World.
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As of September 2007 as the Producer and Director of "RPM"
motoring TV show on Qatar TV for the World.
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As of December 2007 as the Producer and Director of "Tasamim"
Design and Decoration TV Show for several Middle East and North African Channels.
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As of December 2007 as the Producer and Director of "Techno Al Aaser"
IT and Electronics TV Show for several Middle East and North African Channels.
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As of September 2010, "MotorShow" the Middle East's First and Leading Motoring
TV Show, has been syndicated, hence released on MTV exclusively in Lebanon, and
broadcasted on more than 10 Premium TV channel in the Pan Arab and the World.
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N.M.PRO.
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In 1999, Nadim Mehanna founded N.M.PRO.
a Multi-Media Production Company producing state of the art Motoring
and Hi-Tech TV shows for the World and the Middle East aired on various prestigious
satellite and terrestrial networks.
N.M.PRO. also produced and produces top level TV commercials
for motoring and various products in film or digital formats, produces and post-produces
Video Releases (VNR) and Information Videos.
N.M.PRO. organized and organizes Hi-Tech and Motoring events
for several car manufacturers and Multinational companies.
N.M.PRO. offers full multimedia means to give its events
a complete and interactive coverage with comprehensive exposure on Television, Print
and extensively On-Line.
N.M.PRO. offers a multi-language (Arabic, French and English)
Motoring Editorial Material for both Newspapers and Magazines supported by exclusive
and state-of-the-art related Photos.
N.M.PRO. established in 2004 a new branch at Dubai Media
City based in building number 8.
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N.M.PRO. in brief: |
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In 1992, we initiated Motoring and Formula 1 on Television in the Middle East, and started producing the first motoring TV show in the Pan Arab, it was titled Tele Auto on LBC and then became MOTORSHOW on MTV and MBC. In parallel and as of April 1999, we started producing several others Motoring TV shows such as SPEED, RPM, Cars’ World and more, for and on behalf of premium TV channels Like Al Jazeera, New TV, Dubai TV, MTV Middle East, Qatar TV, Bahrain TV, Rotana and Al Libyia; our weekly programs include everything that is related to the Motoring and Motor-sports together with Boats, Planes and Motorcylcles, these shows are aired on various channels for the Middle East and the World free-to-air.
Some of these shows are also released on-board most of the prestigious Airlines of the Middle East within their In-flight video entertainment, such as MEA Middle East Airlines, Gulf Air, Qatar Airways, Al Wataniyah, Etihad Airways, Oman Air, Kuwait Airways, Fly Dubai and much more.
All our shows are tailor-made with utmost Hi-Tech to meet with the international standards of our TV Partners and their viewers worldwide, together with quantum leap technologies in the Automotive Industry.
These Shows and their Re-Runs do reach a combined audience of more than 100 million viewers every week.
In 2002, N.M.PRO. founded and launched www.motorshow.me the World's Largest Motoring Website made specially for the motoring society and the car fans of the Middle East and the world, a website where visitors can watch more than 4,000 hours of Video-on-Demand added to our Free Web TV broadcasting worldwide 24 hours a day. On our “Motoring Planet”, you can also enjoy looking at more than 2 million motoring photos correlated to more than 20,000 Editorial releases in Arabic, French and English. As per “Webtrends” the US esteemed Web monitoring platform, www.motorshow.me is visited by around 8,000 browsers per day connecting from all over the world, a figure which generates between 80,000 and 100,000 impressions daily.
Additionally, our digital network is also widely spread on the social Medias and very popular on:
-Facebook through our Fan Page: www.facebook.com/motorshowme
-YouTube through our Channel: www.youtube.com/motorshowme
-Twitter through our Page: www.twitter.com/motorshowme
-Blog through: www.motorshow.me/blog
Moreover and because at N.M.PRO. Content is our specialty, we have established in 2009 an entire “VAS” Value Added Service that provides all major Telecom Operators and Aggregators of the Middle East, with Hi-Tech Motoring and IT content in any digital format ready to be offered to their subscribers.
And to really cover all the multimedia aspects of Motoring Journalism N.M.PRO. is regularly contributing with a prestigious bouquet of high-end Pan Arab Magazines as Motoring Consultants by releasing monthly test-drives and very frank opinions about the Car industry through exclusive avant-garde features in:
-The Middle East's Leading Business Magazine: “Executive”.
-The First People Magazine in the Middle East “Prestige” a French monthly.
-The reference among In-flight Magazines “Cedar Wings” the bi-lingual “Book” that is being read by more than 100,000 Passengers flying on Middle East Airlines every month.
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AURA “The Stars Maker” |
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In 2004, N.M.PRO. founded and launched AURA a make over and shadowing agency to help enhancing Event's standards and fine-tune the image of Public Figures, through coaching communication skills, physical attire, body language and media trainings.
AURA is shadowing and taking care of:
-Politicians and those who are planning political careers
-Artists and those who want to enter the show business
-TV presenters and Show Hosts willing to enhance their performance
Also AURA can be hired on consultancy basis by those who are planning a public event and want it flawless.
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Information Technology |
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In 2006, N.M.PRO. started producing Exclusive Information Technology TV Shows (IT) for and on behalf of various TV channels in the Arab World covering everything that is related to High-Tech, Electronics, Communications, Video games, and all kind of Computerized components.
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Decoration and Design |
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In 2008, N.M.PRO. started producing Exclusive Decoration and Design TV Shows for and on behalf of various TV channels in the Arab World covering everything that is related to Interior Design, Mega Projects, Arts, Exhibitions, Furniture, Materials and Fabrics, Towers, Resorts, Showrooms, Lighting, Gardens and all aspects of Architecture and Interior Design.
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