Alex is the Executive Editor of Secret Media in Asia-Pacific, and a former Editor of Secret London. Having spent most of his professional career at SMN, he's thrilled to be helping developing dynamic new media outlets in an exciting part of the world. On days off, he'll be eating all the street food, lost in a bookshop, or shouting at his favourite sports teams on TV.
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