Columns
October 7, 2015
Mahi de Silva is CEO of Opera Mediaworks
By a Luxury Daily columnist
{"ct":"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","iv":"79680146df3397dd0a50c60d9643f51d","s":"9f09c4d5c35bcb0b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here