Hatem El-Gohary is the Editor-in-Chief of the IJOM, Associate Editor of IJCRMM and the UK Director for the Institute for Research on Global Business (UK). He has more than 26 years of experience in academia, worked as the marketing director of a multinational company as well as a marketing consultant for some national and multinational companies. His research interest includes Electronic Marketing, Electronic Business, Electronic Commerce, Internet Marketing and SMEs. He has published several books, articles and book chapters and presented several research papers in a various world leading well-established international conferences. He holds a PhD, MSc, MRes, PGDip, BSc as well as PGCHE. He is also a Certified E-Marketer (CeM), an AABPP Fellow, HEA Fellow, CMI Fellow, CIM member (MCIM) and has a significant record of experience in voluntary work in Egypt and the UK. Prof El-Gohary won The ISBE2014 Best Paper Award (Creative Industries Entrepreneurship Track), The American Academy of Business and Public Policy Best Paper Award 2009, Routledge Best Paper Award 2007 and the Ideal Student for Cairo University Award 1992.