Promotion for Yousef Tuqan at Leo Burnett
Leo Burnett has announced the promotion of Flip Media’s CEO, Yousef Tuqan, to the position of Chief Innovation Officer of Leo Burnett Group of Companies MENA, effective January 1, 2014. Kareem Monem will take over Leo Burnett-owned Flip Media, the region’s largest digital agency, as its new Managing Director. In his new role, Tuqan will More Info »
OMD named Media Network/Agency of the Year
OMD, part of the Omnicom Media Group, has been named the Media Agency/Network of the Year by Communicate and Campaign Middle East as revealed in both magazines’ latest editions. Consolidating business wins from the previous year as well as retaining or securing 14 new ones in 2013 has demonstrated the value of OMD’s first-mover advantage More Info »
DPQ hires new Sr. PR & Marketing Accounts Executive
DPQ Communications has appointed Chloe Geake as Senior PR and Marketing Accounts Executive. Chloe brings with her a wealth of experience from the UK and Dubai, having worked across a number of consumer, technology, F&B, health, fashion and retail brands. She will oversee a number of hospitality and consumer clients including Costa Coffee UAE, Habtoor More Info »
McCann Worldgroup announces new President
Luca Lindner has been named President of McCann Worldgroup, wherein he will be engaged in delivering integrated marketing solutions across the organisation’s International agencies to serve the network’s clients. Lindner first joined McCann in August 2004 as CEO of McCann Mexico and Deputy Regional Director of Latin America/Caribbean, shortly before rising to the post of More Info »
PRCo Dubai lands Al Barari account
PRCo Dubai has been signed as Al Barari’s PR agency for the GCC yet again, following the launch of Al Barari’s award-winning luxury real estate The Reserve, earlier this year. PRCo Dubai will oversee public relations for the wider Al Barari estate including The Reserve at Al Barari, award-winning development The Farm and two additional More Info »
Tim Wilkinson appointed Chairman of Bell Pottinger
Tim Wilkinson has been appointed as Chairman of Bell Pottinger’s Middle East operations. A communications and reputation expert with extensive experience in government, corporate and brand communications, Tim has held senior communications roles both in-house as well as within leading PR companies. Prior to joining Bell Pottinger, Tim spent over 15 years at The Coca-Cola More Info »
Newgate Communications launches in AD
Newgate Communications has opened its seventh overseas branch in 2013, with the launch of Newgate Abu Dhabi. The introduction of a branch in this region follows office openings in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane. The office is located within the Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority and will be headed by Habib Bacha, More Info »
FoodFund Int. appoints PRCo for GCC portfolio
PRCo Dubai has announced the signing of new PR client, FoodFund International. Responsible for the entire GCC region, PRCo will be working across the full restaurant portfolio including The Meat Co., Tribes, Bentley Bistro & Bar and Eat Greek. “We are pleased to announce our partnership with PRCo Dubai,” says Johnny Tomazos, CEO of FoodFund More Info »
Increase in Ad revenue forecast for MENA in 2014
MAGNA GLOBAL, a strategic global media unit of IPG Mediabrands has released estimates for advertising revenues in 2014. The MENA region had experienced a slight drop in 2013, largely blamed on the instability in Egypt, but is due to bounce back with growth projected at over 6.3 per cent for the entire region encompassing the More Info »
Steven Bond to step down at AMEinfo.com
Steven Bond will leave AMEinfo.com and Mediaquest this week to take up a new role of News Editor at Destinations of the World News. Having worked at AMEinfo.com for two years and Mediaquest since June, when it acquired the news and information portal, Steven steps down on Thursday and will commence his new role in the More Info »