BOLT Founders

Founders
⚡️Jamal Hassim⚡️ - Co-Founder and CEO
Jamal co-founded BOLT in 2017. 
A lifelong entrepreneur, Jamal has invested, restructured, launched, and operated various television and radio networks across the world since 1995, including the TV5 Group in the Philippines, SPH Group in Singapore, JakTV in Indonesia, and the Media Prima Group across Malaysia and Africa. 
Currently, Jamal is a business panel commentator with CNBC, and also sits on the advisory board of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he received his Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1990. Jamal had additionally trained as a Barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law. Jamal is based in London.
Media Mentions and Interviews
LinkedIn/Twitter Profile
​CNN - Quest Means Business with Jamal Hassim
​Sky News - Interview with Jamal Hassim 
​Business Matters - UK's Leading Business Magazine
​Analysis in Chains - News and Views on Blockchain 
​LinkedIn Profile / Twitter Profile​
⚡️Christel Quek⚡️ - Co-Founder and CTO
Christel co-founded BOLT in 2017. 
A Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee in 2019, she has led senior roles across Fortune 500 companies, including as Head of Content at Twitter (International Markets), the Social Business Lead for Samsung in Asia, and as the VP of Asia Pacific at Brandwatch (now acquired by Cision). 
Prior to starting BOLT, Christel was one of the first members and the CMO at Zilliqa, the smart-contract processing blockchain platform. 
She has also been awarded by The Guardian as one of the top 10 global digital strategists, Campaign Asia-Pacific as a Woman to Watch, and Business Insider as one of the 30 best executives to follow on Twitter. 
Christel received her Bachelor of Social Sciences (Geography) from the National University of Singapore in 2012. Christel is based in Singapore.
Media Mentions and Interviews
LinkedIn/Twitter Profile
​Forbes 30 Under 30  ,The Straits Times ,CNBC Squawk Box Asia, Prestige 40 Under 40 , Generation T Asia,The Innovator 25 Asia-Pacific,The Guardian - Top 10 Best Digital Strategists,Business Insider,Campaign Asia - Woman to Watch ,Bloomberg,The Huffington Post,Harvard Business Review, South China Morning Post​
​LinkedIn Profile / Twitter Profile​

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Founders

⚡️Jamal Hassim⚡️ - Co-Founder and CEO

⚡️Christel Quek⚡️ - Co-Founder and CTO

Founders

⚡️Jamal Hassim⚡️ - `Co-Founder and CEO`

⚡️Christel Quek⚡️ - `Co-Founder and CTO`