Raphael Henry

Partner, Makana

Summary After a degree in Information, Communication and Journalism at ULB University of Brussels, Belgium, I started in the mid nineties as a freelance journalist for regional press in the fields of business news and politics in the Greater Region (BeLux). Then, I was employed as a Content Editor for an 18-month-long initiative for the European Employment Offices, dealing with new technology and data exchange. At the end of this mission, I fell in IT and was recruited as a Senior Staff Writer for a Luxembourg IT Professional Media, it-solutions.lu. The publishing house had some issues to deal with and so I decided to found my own structure: a local, IT-leader journal project. After four great years marked out with successes and challenges, Eric Busch joined me to bring LuxBox, the Luxembourg IT decision makers magazine, to another level. It became ITnews, a community and network of IT professionals, gathered around Printed, Web and Newsletters issues, combined with the organization of various major events, a job platform (itjobs.lu) and marketing services. In my current position, I’m responsible for conceiving Strategy and Business Lines Development for Makana, the head company of ITnews, as well as for ITjobs, ITevents and ITmarketing issues. As a journalist, I’m very pleased to hold cover stories every month with visionary CIO’s from Luxembourg Banks and Financials, Public Sector and European Institutions, Factories and Corporations. As such, I’m organizing global content and relations, design and subscribed circulation and business and technical strategies. Currently, I’m building new development way for the promotion of Luxembourg as the best place for doing business and as a European and WW technological hub. If you’re looking at value creation and opportunities through IT assets, please feel free to contact me. I’m working in a closed loop with peers and I’ve a track record in SaaS lead. Specialties: Lead Generation' IT Luxembourg Finance Industry Experience Partner and ITnews Editor in Chief Makana itnation.eu ( Information Technology and Services industry) March 2007 – Present (1 year 5 months) Development Partner LinkedIn ITnews Group Administrator -The IT community in Luxembourg and ITnation.eu Relationship Manager Join ITnation.eu and ITnews' Group Partner at Makana's ITnews 2.0 and founding Director of LuxBox, the IT decision-makers' magazine in Luxembourg - now ITnews 2.0 - Editor in chief Join ITnation.eu and ITnews' LinkedIn Group * Community building and relationship management * Top CIO's interview * Finance, services, public industries oriented * IT strategy and local business minded * Project initiation and management * Sales and marketing Raphael has 1 recommendation (1 partner) including: * Claude Rodisio, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Lancelot Consulting View recommendations Owner DHP Press LuxBox Magazine ( Information Technology and Services industry) September 2003 – March 2007 (3 years 7 months) Editor in Chief it-solutions.lu by International City Magazines (ICM), Luxembourg (Privately Held ; 1-10 employees ; Newspapers industry) June 2001 – March 2003 (1 year 10 months) Editing and Senior Staff Writting for Luxembourg IT B2B Monthly Magazine, Head of Content Issues and Design Optimization. Rédacteur en chef du mensuel it-solutions.lu ; Gestionnaire des relations et stratégie éditoriale ; Coordinateur ressources externes et internes ; Lay-out et circulation ; Content Coordinator Forem Central Administration - IT Dept., Wallonia, Charleroi & Arlon, Belgium ( Government Administration industry) March 2000 – June 2001 (1 year 4 months) SPEED, Service Public de l’Emploi Echange de Données European Initiative for Internal and External Communication and Employment Data Hub & Multimedia Platform for Belgian, French and Luxembourg Labor Public Services (ANPE, Forem, Adem), Headed by DSI Forem, Charleroi based in Arlon. Projet transfrontalier de plateformes d’échange de contenus entre les services publics de l’emploi cofinancé par la DG V Emploi de la Commission Européenne. • Coordinateur et rédacteur plateformes web, tv interne, serveur vocal ; • Web rédacteur - portail hotjob.be ; • Collaborateur technique et fonctionnel ; • Coordinateur ressources locales au sein des administrations et Services Publics de l’Emploi, Entreprises et Forces Vives ; • Evangéliste interne ; • Aide analyste sectoriel - emploi (pénuries, secteurs porteurs, entreprises, emploi transfrontalier) ; • Veilleur concurrentiel et technique jobboards et websites emploi ; • Relations Publiques, Initiatives locales ; ITnews Luxembourg Founding partner and Editor in Chief