Keeping pace with the acceleration of opportunities in the digital media and OTT markets and facing the challenge of delivering on the Saudi Kingdom’s Vision 2030 media agenda, MBC GROUP’s Board of Directors has appointed Majid Al Ibrahim as a Board Representative to assess, oversee and facilitate the implementation of...
Ogilvy announced new members of its global leadership team with the appointments of Stacey Ryan-Cornelius as Global Chief Financial Officer and Jag Dhanji as Global Chief People Officer. Stacey succeeds Steve Goldstein, who is retiring from the business and will stay on for a transition period through early 2021;...
Ipsos, the renowned research company in the Middle East and North Africa, has launched its Out of Home (OOH) media measurement service in the region, introducing the latest methodology and technology, as the company recognizes the importance of OOH and the increase of digital Out of Home panels has necessitated...
At a recent signing ceremony held at the Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) headquarters in Dubai, Choueiri Group’s Middle East Media Services (MEMS) renewed its long-standing exclusive media representation contract with all DMI platforms. The 5-year extension will witness MEMS continuing to serve as the official Exclusive Media Representative for all...
CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are collaborating on a new long-term initiative to showcase, empower and tell the stories of emerging and expanding businesses - known as scale-up companies - across Africa. In the first partnership of its kind, CNNIC has combined a rich suite of...
Amazon has launched Amazon Payment Services, a payment processing service in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a mission to empower businesses with simple, affordable, and trusted online payment experiences. The newly launched Amazon Payment Services provides secure online payment services that are easy-to-use, leveraging Amazon scalable...
Now that the jury have met and selected all winners, the Epica Awards 2020 show is set to go live at 18:30 CET on December 17. For the first time, the ceremony will be broadcast live from Paris and online viewers will see the best of the best of this...
MBC ACADEMY – the educational and training arm of the MENA region’s largest and leading media company, MBC GROUP – announces the launch of “Fikraty” (note to English-language media: “fikraty” translates into “my idea”), an initiative aimed at discovering and fostering writing talent from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and...
Geometry, soon to be VMLY&R COMMERCE, announces that Manuel Bordé has been promoted to the role of Global Chief Creative Officer expanding his remit to include global creative responsibilities for the WPP end-to-end Creative Commerce Company. Manuel currently serves as CCO, Geometry North America. Effective immediately, Manuel will own the...
Ayache and Associates (A&A), an affiliate of Porter Novelli and the headquarters of PR and CSR communication for the Levant and North Africa region, are setting up shop in Nicosia, Cyprus. Joining forces with Telia & Pavla BBDO and The Worx (the digital agency of the group), the move is...
The sharp drop in hiring activity resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many professionals in the Gulf to switch careers, according to the latest findings released by Middle East online recruitment firm, GulfTalent. The study compared the trends in interview invitations received by jobseekers on GulfTalent website during the...
After more than 14 years of service, Dubai-based senior media executive Mazen Hayek will be leaving his position at MBC GROUP, as Official Spokesman – Group Director of PR and CSR, a post he has held since October 2006, to pursue new opportunities. Hayek will remain with the company until...
Global bank Citi has appointed Elissar Farah Antonios as Head of the MENA Cluster with the overall responsibility for driving Citi’s business in the MENA region Last year, Citi formed the EMEA Emerging Market (EM) Cluster to bring these growing and dynamic markets under one management umbrella, charged with creating an even more compelling...
ADFEST has introduced its all-star jury, which will oversee both the ADFEST 2020 and ADFEST 2021 Lotus Awards. Edelman Toronto’s Judy John will lead the judging process as Grand Jury President. The Magnificent 7 Jury Presidents are: • Judy John, Global Chief Creative Officer at Edelman Toronto (Grand Jury...
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was named a Leader by independent research firm Forrester Research in a new report titled The Forrester Wave: Digital Business Transformation Services, Q4 2020. The report states, “BCG rapidly builds disruptive digital business models,” and it describes the firm as having “a sharp focus on identifying...
