What Executive Magazine does

Executive Magazine is a Lebanon-based independent business magazine publisher, founded in 1998 and operated by the legal entity NewsMedia SAL out of Ashrafieh, Beirut. It targets business professionals, executives, economists, and policy decision-makers in Lebanon and the broader MENA region with monthly print and digital coverage of banking, finance, insurance, technology, tourism, hospitality, media, and retail, published in English, Arabic, and French. The publication has produced more than 276 issues over 25+ years of continuous operation and was the first Lebanon-based pan-Arab title to achieve BPA Worldwide audit certification (20,766 qualified circulation across nine MENA markets as of January 2010).

The product portfolio extends beyond the core magazine into the Executive Talks podcast, a Special Reports archive, multiple email newsletters, organized roundtables, the Cannes Lions Young Lions Print Competition (as Lebanon's official country representative), and the Economic Roadmap Interactive (ERMI) — a digitized policy platform covering five pillars of Lebanon's economic development that launched as version 7.0 in 2024. Technology consists of a digital-first publishing platform, print production, podcast/audio delivery, and the ERMI interactive visualization tool, with no proprietary AI/ML components disclosed.

The business model is multi-stream: advertising and Brand Voice/sponsored content sales to advertisers seeking access to its professional readership, subscription and newsstand print circulation, and reader donations and institutional grants. Distribution is regional via direct print sales and self-serve digital channels. Strategic partnerships with development and policy institutions (UNDP, EU, USAID LED, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, LCPS, LPSN) provide both funding and content collaboration, anchoring the publication's role as a Lebanon-focused policy advocacy outlet.

Name

Executive Magazine

Legal name

Newsmedia SAL

Website

https://executive-magazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Executive Magazine is a Lebanon-based independent business magazine publisher (founded 1998, operated by NewsMedia SAL) producing monthly print and digital journalism in English, Arabic, and French for MENA business professionals, with adjacent podcast, policy platform, and roundtable products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashrafiyah

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: The magazine sells advertising space both online and offline to businesses seeking to reach its business professional audience. The publication adheres to ethical standards in accepting advertisements and sponsorship.
2. Subscription and Sales: Monthly business magazine sold through subscription and newsstand distribution across MENA region.
3. Donations and Support: The publication solicits donations from readers and supporters to sustain its independent journalism mission, particularly during challenging economic times in Lebanon.
4. Brand Voice / Sponsored Content: Brand Voice section features sponsored or branded content partnerships with companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Executive Magazine is a monthly business publication covering Lebanese and MENA economic, financial, and business news across banking, finance, insurance, technology, tourism, hospitality, media, and retail sectors. It is delivered in print and digital formats in English, Arabic, and French, and is complemented by the Executive Talks podcast, the Economic Roadmap Interactive (ERMI) policy platform, themed Special Reports, Executive Roundtables, and email newsletters.

Product overview

Executive Magazine is a single, unified print and digital publication platform offering Lebanon's premier economic, financial and business magazine content. The portfolio includes the core Executive Magazine (available in English, Arabic, and French), the Executive Talks podcast series featuring interviews with business leaders, the digitized Economic Roadmap Interactive (ERMI) policy platform, archived Special Reports covering sectors like energy and food security, organized Executive Roundtables on key economic topics, newsletter subscriptions, and the Young Lions Print Competition representing Cannes Lions in Lebanon. The products work together to serve Lebanese business professionals with analysis, advocacy, and economic policy content across multiple formats.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Executive Talks: Podcast series featuring interviews with leading minds on freedom, prosperity and independence
• Economic Roadmap Interactive (ERMI)
• Executive's Economic Roadmap

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Cannes LionscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerExecutive Magazine serves as the official country representative for Cannes Lions festival in Lebanon, organizing the National Young Lions Print Competition to select Lebanese participants for the international creativity festival. The partnership has been running for multiple years (at least 6 consecutive years mentioned), empowering young Lebanese creatives to participate in the prestigious advertising awards.
• Dubai LynxcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerExecutive Magazine serves as the country representative for Dubai Lynx festivals in Lebanon, connecting local creative talent with regional advertising excellence recognition.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP partnered with Executive Magazine on the 'Knowledge for Accountability' web series examining anti-corruption reform issues in Lebanon. The partnership also includes collaboration on the national anti-corruption strategy (2020-2025) implementation. Executive serves as a media partner expanding reach of national dialogue on corruption challenges.
• European Union (EU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU, in partnership with UNDP, supports anti-corruption reforms in Lebanon through initiatives including the Knowledge for Accountability series with Executive Magazine. The EU provides funding and strategic support for transparency and accountability programs.
• USAID Lebanon Enterprise Development (LED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Magazine partnered with USAID-funded LED project to produce the Media Development Action Plan, a three-part report identifying challenges facing Lebanese media outlets and providing recommendations for the industry to align with international best practices. Based on a 58-question survey and interviews with 30 media enterprises.
• Konrad Adenauer StiftungmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerExecutive Magazine partners with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) on roundtables including the Agro-Entrepreneurship Roundtable and Food Sector discussions. KAS provides development support for these knowledge-sharing events.
• Lebanese Private Sector Network (LPSN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Magazine provides editorial support for LPSN's Policy Asks initiative, compiling demands from the private sector to the public sector across sectors including agriculture, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and real estate. Executive Magazine also publishes Special Reports featuring LPSN sector perspectives.
• Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLCPS provides development support for the Lebanese Private Sector Network (LPSN) Policy Asks compilation, with editorial support from Executive Magazine. LCPS contributes policy expertise to the initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/executivemag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDBZIZYXgQQ5xcGG5wJpLtA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ExecutiveMagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/executive-magazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/executivemagazine

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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