Carlos Alba

Carlos Alba

CEO
35 Years

Biography

Carlos founded Carlos Alba Media in June 2010 following a 20 year career in national newspaper journalism. He was Chief Reporter of the Edinburgh Evening News, Education Correspondent of The Herald, Scottish Policital Editor of The Daily Record and Deputy Editor and then Editor of The Sunday Times Scotland. He has led hundreds of PR and digital marketing projects for businesses and organisations of all sizes, including Scottish Enterprise, ScotRail, Scotland Food and Drink, RBS, EDF Energy, Rolex, Johnnie Walker, Cala Homes, VisitScotland, Tourism Ireland, Patek Philippe, Quality Meat Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and SSE. He has been a board member of several companies including Impact Funding Partners and the Scottish Design Exchange. He is a winner of five national journalism awards and he has a weekly  column in The Herald newspaper. He is also the author of three critically acclaimed novels

Education

  • 1984 - 1988
    Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
  • 1989
    Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism
  • 1992
    National Examination Certificate in Journalism

Experience:

20 years in newspaper journalism

  • Editor of Sunday Times Scotland
  • Founding CEO of Carlos Alba Media