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Christina Pantin
Senior Production Editor, SCMP Plus
Christina Pantin spent 20+ years at Reuters News as a corporate news and equities markets specialist, working in five countries. She has been a communications practitioner at global brands and agencies in New York and Hong Kong, leading communications for a crypto enterprise. She is a founding member of Web3 Women and the Global Commtrepreneurs Network, sits on the board of disability non-profit SENsational Foundation, and is an active mentor for professional women. Born and raised in Malaysia, she is a popular external speaker, moderating panels and presenting for the Foreign Correpondents' Club of Hong Kong's podcast.
Christina Pantin spent 20+ years at Reuters News as a corporate news and equities markets specialist, working in five countries. She has been a communications practitioner at global brands and agencies in New York and Hong Kong, leading communications for a crypto enterprise. She is a founding member of Web3 Women and the Global Commtrepreneurs Network, sits on the board of disability non-profit SENsational Foundation, and is an active mentor for professional women. Born and raised in Malaysia, she is a popular external speaker, moderating panels and presenting for the Foreign Correpondents' Club of Hong Kong's podcast.
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate news, financial services, blockchainLanguages Spoken:
Bahasa Malaysia, English
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