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CPI Financial welcomes Jessica Combes

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Jessica Combes has joined CPI Financial as Editor of Finance ME. Jessica joins the magazine from Johannesburg, where she worked as a Journalist responsible for her own photographs, covering events and conducting interviews as well as creating digital media. As Editor of Finance ME, Jessica will be conducting interviews, attending events, liaising with PR companies and writing features. She will also be charged with the layout of the magazine which will involve working alongside the Finance ME sales division and designer.

“When the opportunity came to work with CPI Financial came, I grabbed it and everything seems to have happened incredibly quickly since,” says Jessica. “It’s a really exciting challenge. I’m fortunate enough to work closely with Georgina Enzer – she is so generous with her knowledge, experience and time.”

Fairmont appoints new Director of Sales and Marketing

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Hazem Aouad has joined Fairmont Dubai as Director of Sales and Marketing. With over 15  years of experience in hospitality, Hazen most recently held the position of Cluster Director of Sales and Marketing at Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai and Radisson Blu Resort, Fujairah. As Director of Sales and Marketing, he will be responsible for the continuous development of Fairmont Dubai’s strategies in the market.

“I am thrilled to join Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), a company that has shown significant and consistent growth year on year,” says Hazem. “I am looking forward to leading the Sales and Marketing team at Fairmont Dubai and very excited to take up this new challenge by building on the successes already achieved and developing the hotel’s strategies in the market.”

Communicate launches first book

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Communicate, a Middle Eastern magazine for the communication industry, has had its first book published. The first in a special collection series from the title and its publisher Mediaquest, the book is titled De-Commiditising the Ad Industry: How Ad Agencies Can Re-Invent Themselves and Enjoy Exponential Growth, and is penned by Ahmad Abu Zannad, Regional Strategy Director, Leo Burnett MENA. It will examine current challenges facing the communications sector, and seek to find solutions to ensure a bright future and will be distributed with Communicate’s October issue.

“Although there have been several assessments of the current status of the advertising industry, there hasn’t been a comprehensive overview that forensically analyses where agencies are today,” says Nathalie Bontems, Publisher, Mediaquest. “Ahmad Abu Zannad’s new book changes all that with its in-depth critique, its detailed assessment of the areas of concern and its structures reasoning for the way forward.”