Director, Corporate Communications
King Abdullah Economic City
Steve Bowen is Director of Communications at King Abdullah Economic City, the world’s largest privately funded new city development. He also holds the position of Head of Communications at the Red Sea Foundation, a non-profit organization established to promote trade facilitation within the Red sea Region.
Steve has 20 years of international communications experience spanning Asia and the Middle East. He has held regional leadership positions with the world’s largest public relations firms and has worked with leading Fortune 500 companies, governments and NGOs to enhance internal and external communication.
Steve began his professional career with the Korean Financial Supervisory Service before moving to the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea managing partner communications and outreach. He also led international PR for Kia Motors working from the company’s global headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
He held leadership positions with Edelman in Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia and regional roles with Burson-Marsteller in Singapore and Australia before moving to the Middle East with Weber Shandwick running the Riyadh and Bahrain offices.
Steve holds degrees from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the U.K. and the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University in Seoul.
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