About
Neena Punnen is Director of Corporate Communications, PR and Events at Plus VC, a MENA-focused early stage venture capital firm. She previously served as PR and Communications Manager for the MENA region at 500 Startups and earlier worked as Account Manager/Senior Consultant at Hill+Knowlton Strategies. She holds an MCom in Banking and Taxation from the University of Bangalore and a Certified Digital Marketing Professional certification from the Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland.
Experience
- +VCDIrector of PR, Comms & Eventscurrent2021 β presentManama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain
- 500 Startups MENAPublic Relations & Communications Manager - MENA2018 β 2021MENA
- Hill & Knowlton, BahrainPublic Relations and Communications Manager1995 β 2017Bahrain
Skills & more
Corporate Communications11Public Relations13Press Releases3Event Management10Marketing Communications3Media Relations7Strategic Communications1Newspapers1Social MediaSocial Media Marketing4Crisis Communications1Advertising1
+2 more
Marketing StrategyCopywritingLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Kanada Β· Malayalam Β· Tamil Β· Telegu
From Neena's professional profile.
Colleagues at Plus VC
Abdulhameed AlShaker
Financial Accountant at Plus VC
Ali Mahmood
Executive Director at Plus VC
Bedour Almulla
Marketing & Partnerships Manager at Plus VC
Hani Azzam
Venture Partner at Plus VC
Hasan Haider
Founder and Managing Partner at Plus VC
Ibrahim Alhejailan
Managing Partner at Plus VC
Moustafa Yousri
Investment Analyst at Plus VC
Nour Allam
Principal at Plus VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neena Punnen?
- Neena Punnen is Director of Corporate Communications, PR and Events at Plus VC, a MENA-focused early stage venture capital firm. She previously served as PR and Communications Manager for the MENA region at 500 Startups and earlier worked as Account Manager/Senior Consultant at Hill+Knowlton Strategies. She holds an MCom in Banking and Taxation from the University of Bangalore and a Certified Digital Marketing Professional certification from the Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland.
- Where does Neena Punnen work?
- Neena Punnen is Director of Corporate Communications, PR and Events at Plus VC.
- Where did Neena Punnen go to school?
- Neena Punnen studied at Digital Marketing Institute (Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP), Digital Marketing); St.Joseph's College for Business Administration, Brigade Road, Bangalore; Bangalore University, Bangalore (Masters in Commerce - MCom, Banking & Taxation).












