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Sam Potter / Managing Director

Sam Potter was educated at Westminster School and then Magdalen College, Oxford, attaining a BA (Hons) in Physics. He worked for five years at HSBC Private Bank in both Geneva and London in the hedge funds department, where he helped to develop industry standards for data collection and reporting. Sam is presently a trustee on a charitable foundation whose many deeds include the recent founding of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, as well as grants to human rights associations, educational institutions and more. In 2009 Sam Founded Masnomis Ltd, assuming the role of Managing Director. In 2011 Sam was Executive Producer of the multi-award winning Documentary Soka Afrika. In 2013 he was Executive Producer on Set Fire To The Stars which also received numerous awards and nominations including 7 Welsh Baftas.


 
 
    Simon Laub / Creative Director

Simon Laub was educated at St Paul's School and then Sussex University, gaining a BA (Hons) in English with his final dissertation published as winner of the English Prize 2002. He then went on to attain a Masters in Finance at LSE. After a short spell in finance he turned his attention to writing and producing for film and television. He worked for CNN as a writer and producer until winter 2008, when he joined Masnomis Ltd as Creative Director. A former academy footballer who has travelled widely, Simon is a specialist in, amongst other things, football and Africa. During the World Cup 2010 he acted as a pundit for CNN’s Connect the World, providing his unique insights throughout the tournament.
In 2011 Simon wrote and produced Soka Afrika. In 2013 he was Executive Producer of Set Fire To The Stars.
 
In 2015 he was mandated with setting up Masnomis GmbH in Berlin, Germany.
He was appointed CEO of Masnomis GmbH in July 2015.
 
 
James Taylor  Producer
 
James joined Masnomis in 2012 as a Line Producer and is a hands on master of organisation and logistics.
 
Tom Stiles     Head Editor
 
Tom Joined in 2012 and is our visual wizard.
 
Lara Curtly     Development   (Writer and Researcher)
 
Lara joined in 2012 and helps run the development team.
 
Alex Grant       Development  (Adaptation and Script Editing)
 
Alex joined in 2013 to add to the development team.
 
 
Sarah Schwartz            Head of Communication and PR
 
Sarah joined the team in 2013 as a PA.
 
In 2014 she was promoted to Head of Communications and PR