Complex sentence: The sole director of M.E.E. Ltd is Jamal Bassasso who was a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera.David Hearst has said that his staff came from varied backgrounds saying that "some were activists but this doesn't effect their professional journalism".
Split into simpler sentences: The sole director of MEE Ltd is Jamal Bassasso, who was a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera. Regarding the "MEE", David Hearst said that his staff came from varied backgrounds, while noting that "some were activists, but this doesn't effect their professional journalism".