McCann Worldgroup has announced it has hired Rob Reilly as Global Creative Chairman, and promoted Linus Karlsson to Creative Chairman of Commonwealth, the McCann Worldgroup agency dedicated to the global Chevrolet account. Also, Andreas Dahlqvist has been named Chief Creative Officer of Commonwealth and President of the McCann Creative Leadership Council. Karlsson and Dahlqvist respectively had been Chief More Info »
Khevna Sejpal has joined LuxMedia Middle East as Marketing Manager for EDGAR Magazine Middle East. She will handle both online and offline marketing activities to develop and promote the EDGAR brand. “My primary focus for Q1 will be on building EDGAR’s digital platform, which includes a website and various social media channels,” says Khevna. “The More Info »
VOSS, one of the world’s leading premium artesian still and sparkling waters, has partnered with TOH Public Relations to strengthen their regional presence in the UAE and throughout the Arabian Peninsula. As a premium brand associated globally with purity and excellence, TOH PR will build the brand’s reputation and further its positioning as the market More Info »
The new Ricci Capricci Beauty Salon at the Conrad Hotel Dubai has appointed Joyce Amil as PR Manager. She will be handling all PR-related affairs and media relations. “I will be concentrating on building brand awareness and introducing our professional beauty services to our target audience,” says Joyce. “Our vision at Ricci Capricci is to More Info »
The Women’s Health Middle East team have now commenced work on the new ITP Consumer-run publication, with Yi-Hwa Hanna taking the reins as Editor-in-Chief. Previously Deputy Editor of Good Housekeeping, Yi-Hwa will be joined by ex-Shape Editor, Ashley Lane, after the title ceased publication in December. Gareth Lloyd-Jones is publisher and will oversee all commercial opportunities More Info »
ITP Consumer has announced the launch of the Arab Woman Awards KSA 2014, which is set to take place on January 29, 2014. Following the success of the Arab Woman Awards UAE, Qatar and Kuwait for five consecutive years, the organisers have introduced the first Arab Woman Awards KSA which will take place at a More Info »
Qatar-based satellite company Es’hailSat has announced commercial operations on its new satellite, Es’hail 1, will commence on December 30, 2013. The start of broadcast operations catering to the general public follows the commencement of Es’hail 1’s commercial service of the Al Jazeera Media Network channels in October. Es’hailSat confirmed its sponsorship of the Qatar ExxonMobil More Info »
Rachel Ingram has been promoted to Features Editor across the Concierge magazine portfolio. Previously Features Writer on The Dubai Mall Magazine and Concierge, Rachel will now be working across Concierge Dubai, Concierge Abu Dhabi, Concierge Chinese and Concierge Russian. “I’m thrilled to join the Concierge team as Features Editor and I look forward to the new More Info »
Claire Carruthers has joined ITP as the new Fashion and Beauty Editor of Grazia Middle East and Grazia Bahrain. Claire has spent five years working across numerous UAE titles including iQ, Insider, Time Out Abu Dhabi, Emirates Woman and most recently Rolling Stone Middle East, where she developed and managed the style pages, creating the benchmark for Rolling More Info »
CAA Eleven has agreed a media rights package with Abu Dhabi Media in respect to the newly centralised European Qualifiers, which will begin in September 2014. “We are pleased to welcome Abu Dhabi Media on board as a broadcast partner of the European Qualifiers,” UEFA commented in a statement. “The AD Sports channels represent a More Info »