Varsha Phulwani joins Pandora ME
Luxury lifestyle and jewellery company Pandora ME, has welcomed Varsha Phulwani to the role of PR and Social Media Executive. A former Editorial Assistant at Cosmopolitan ME, part of ITP Publishing, Varsha most recently worked as a Social Media Executive at events company Lumin, where she worked with brands such as Tiffany and Co, Make More Info »
TishTash wins Brand Creative account
TishTash has been appointed to help develop the brand positioning of Dubai-based Brand Creative, an agency specialising in branded retail and hospitality interiors. TishTash will also manage all public relations, social media strategy and media planning for the agency. “We felt great affinity with the Brand Creative team and were inspired by the work they More Info »
Buz PR promotes Tahira Mehmood
Tahira Mehmood has been promoted to the role of Senior PR Executive at Buz PR, part of Buz MMC. Tahira has worked for Buz PR for two years, most recently as PR Executive where she worked on a mix of corporate and lifestyle brands. As Senior PR Executive, she will be taking on more accounts More Info »
CIPR and MEPRA to partner
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), a professional body for public relations practitioners in the UK, and the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA), have signed an agreement that will see Chartered Public Relations Practitioner status as well as an expanded, accredited training regimen, available to MEPRA members. Chartered Public Relations Practitioner status is More Info »
Initiative appoints Global Creative Director
Global communications network Initiative, part of IPG Mediabrands, has appointed Nick Childs to the role of Global Chief Creative Officer. Reporting to Global CEO, Jim Elms, Nick will be responsible for overseeing creative story-building and trans-media content development for Initiative, which has offices in 73 markets and clients including Unilever, SAB Miller and BMW. “We More Info »
Dumindrini Ratnayake joins MVM
Dumindrini Ratnayake has joined cinema advertising company Motivate Val Morgan as a PR and Marketing Executive. Dumindrini previously worked for Attune Consulting, an IT solutions provider for the fashion and lifestyle industry, as a Corporate Communications Executive where she worked on branding as well as concept and content development for global marketing campaigns. As a More Info »
Socialize welcomes new Senior Account Manager
Digital communications agency Socialize has welcomed Leah Duquemin to the role of Senior Account Manager. Leah joins the agency from London, where she has over seven years of digital marketing experience. As Senior Account Manager, she will be leading the social media strategy for brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Reed Exhibitions. “I’m so excited to More Info »
The MediaVantage to host Indian Media Seminar
The MediaVantage is set to host the 2015 Indian Media Seminar, in an effort to share its intelligence on Indian media with local marketing professionals. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Media One Hotel in Dubai and will run, free of charge, from 2pm until 6pm. It will bring More Info »
ShortList welcomes Michaela Williams
Michaela Williams has joined ShortList UAE as Beauty and Food Editor. Having previously worked within APP Gulf as Lifestyle Director of Stylist magazine, Michaela will continue to produce regular beauty pages and features for Stylist, but in a freelance capacity. In her new role, Michaela will work across lifestyle, beauty and grooming pages – aimed More Info »
Emilie Goldstein Mikulla promoted at WH&F
Emilie Goldstein Mikulla has been promoted from Lifestyle Editor to Deputy Editor of Women’s Health & Fitness Middle East, part of Mastermind Publishing Group. Emilie – who has worked on the title on a freelance basis since 2010 – will be responsible for the lifestyle pages of the magazine as well as working closely with More Info »