TBWA\RAAD has appointed Manuel Bordé as Executive Creative Director (ECD). He has been promoted to the role after his three-year stint at the agency as Creative Director. He now co-leads the entire creative output of the agency across clients with Fouad Abdel Malak, and will oversee and approve all its...
Racha Makarem has been appointed as Regional CEO of Starcom. She will take on her new role as of January 1st, 2019.Previously, as Head of the Analytics & Insights Practice and more recently as Managing Director of the Data Science Practice, Makarem takes on Starcom leadership to continue to build...
Memac Ogilvy has announced the appointment of Philippe Berthelot as the agency’s new Managing Director for the UAE.Berthelot’s arrival marks another milestone in Ogilvy’s Next Chapter evolution. The strategy, revealed in early 2017 and formally implemented as part of the company’s ‘re-founding’ in June 2018, integrates the agency’s capabilities under...
Air France Music is launching concert search engine "Never Miss Out", which was jointly developed with General Pop, BETC's entertainment production entity.Is the concert by your favourite performer sold out? "Never Miss Out" allows you to find new concert dates and book tickets to go, from a selection of nearly...
New York Festivals® 2019 AME Awards® for the World’s Best Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness™ is now accepting entries.AME Awards opened its 2019 competition with the recent appointment of Gayle Mandel to the role of Executive Director. With Mandel at the helm, AME’s launches this year with strategic updates including a...
The Network Communication Group, one of the leading communication agencies in the region, announced a joint venture with BrandTribe, a Beirut-based branding and design agency, to launch a new branding practice within the group, catering for both agencies’ clients across the MENA region.The joint venture is set to bring clients...
Property Finder has chosen J. Walter Thompson as its communication partner targeting the United Arab Emirates with immediate effect, and to manage its upcoming brand launch. The agency was selected amongst multiple international agencies that participated in its pitch process. Property Finder is a leading online portal providing the tools to...
dubizzle, the UAE’s leading classifieds platform, has announced the appointment of Amr ElGabry as the General Manager of Motors (car classifieds) to further support its growth in the UAE. ElGabry will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and strategy for the Motors section to drive growth of the platform’s...
Today, 12 miles (22 km) off the coast of Lebanon, a remarkable civil wedding took place in international waters, meaning that the wedding did not need to abide by Lebanese marriage law. This world-first is a symbolic move to suggest it is high time that we brought civil marriage to the Lebanese shores,...
Cicero & Bernay Public Relations (C&B) has been appointed as the communication partner for Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE. Through the implementation of an effective and integrated communication programme, C&B will enhance Azizi Developments’ standing in addition to generating relevant exposure for the brand...
WPP has appointed Mark Read as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director to WPP Board with immediate effect. Roberto Quarta, Chairman of WPP, asserted that the Board carried out a rigorous selection process, assessing internal and external candidates. He said: "That process, alongside Mark’s wise and effective stewardship of the business...
Grey Group Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has won Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) marketing and communications brief following a competitive pitch against a number of top agencies.Effective August 2018, the agency in Dubai will be responsible for all aspects of DEWA’s communications, with a special focus on...
Z7 Communications has been appointed as the PR agency of the Swiss Maison d’Horlogerie Baume & Mercier across the Middle East.Zeina El-Dana, Founder & Managing Director of Dubai-based PR company z.seven commented: "We are delighted to welcome Baume & Mercier to our portfolio of luxury brands and are extremely excited to partner with a brand with...
As part of the Groupe’s Power of One strategy, and under Raja Trad’s leadership, two new appointments were recently made at an executive level in the Middle East.Bassel Kakish has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer in the Middle East for Publicis Groupe. Bassel started his career at Arthur Andersen, then...
MCN has appointed Shadi Kandil as the Chief Executive Officer of MCN MEDIABRANDS across the MENAT region, effective immediately. This appointment comes as a reinforcement of the group’s continuous commitment to offer seamlessly integrated marketing solutions to clients, reads the press statement. In a world of rapid change, MCN aspires...
