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Aziza Communications expands its team

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Luxury PR agency Aziza Communications has expanded its team with the appointment of Nadine Khudari as Account Manager and Jessa Teking as PR Assistant. Nadine will work across a number of luxury lifestyle and fashion brands including Rami Al Ali, Parfums M.Micallef and Duchess by Jelena, while Jessa will assist all staff members across Aziza’s ever-growing lifestyle portfolio.

The expansion also sees a number of in-house promotions, with Charlotte Cook now appointed to the position of Account Manager and Faye Jones taking on the role of Senior PR Executive.

“I am thrilled to welcome our new members and delighted to see our already solid team grow stronger,” says Jill Downie, Managing Director, Aziza Communications. “Our aim has always been to provide skilled representation and absolute dedication to each of our clients and with our expanded team I am sure that we will achieve even greater success.

Maitha Ahmed promoted at ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller

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Maitha Ahmed has been promoted to the position of Group Account Director at ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller. Account Director on the ASDA’A Buson-Marsteller team since 2013, Maitha has worked across a wide range of campaigns and extensive set of clients, having previously been with Rooster PR and Four Communications. Maitha now leads the travel and arts team, with clients that include Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Dubai Cruise, The Walt Disney Company, Art Dubai and Downtown Design.

 

Michaela Williams promoted at Stylist Arabia

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Michaela Williams has been appointed to the newly created role of Lifestyle, Fashion and Beauty Director for Stylist Arabia. Previously holding the role of Acting Lifestyle Editor at the Arab Publishing Partners’ (APP) weekly title, Michaela boasts years of editorial experience in women’s lifestyle, having worked across publications including Good Housekeeping Middle East, Qantas The Australian Way and Cosmopolitan Australia, as well as editing beauty blog Lather Rinse Repeat.

Kaveh Gharachorlou joins Mindshare MENA

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Kaveh Gharachorlou has joined the Mindshare MENA team – part of WPP – as its new Regional Talent Development Director for the region. With over 20 years of experience in human resource management, Kaveh has worked across a variety of industries including banking, oil and gas, government, manufacturing and construction, as well as security and defense. Kaveh previously ran his own HR consultancy business for three years in the United Kingdom, before moving on to work as Head of HR in construction and manufacturing eight years ago, and was most recently HR Director for DynCorp International, a global security and defense organisation.

“We welcome Kaveh on board and look forward to seeing his contribution to position Mindshare MENA as the preferred employer,” says Samir Ayoub, CEO, Mindshare MENA. “He brings a wealth of HR experience and valuable talent development skills to our team.”

Mediaquest & C Squared to launch Festival of Media

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Mediaquest has joined with C Squared to launch the first-ever Festival of Media in Dubai. The partnership between two of the region’s leading publishers and events companies will bring the internationally renowned industry awards and networking programme to the city, with the inaugural event scheduled to take place on April 15, 2015.

“The Festival of Media has a well-earned reputation as being one of the foremost marketing and media events in the world and one that celebrates the very best in industry thinking,” says Alexandre Hawari, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Mediaquest. “The Festival comprises a number of components that marks it out as a global leader. These include an awards programme that recognises the very best marketing campaigns, an exhibition that enables vendors to promote initiative to prospective clients and several platforms that provide networking and thought-leader opportunities. In fact, the high quality of discussion and debate at the Festival has led to it becoming known as ‘the Davos of advertising.’

Launched in Venice in 2007, the Festival of Media Global was created to highlight key developments in the media sphere, such as consumer trends, branded content, advertising and social media. The Awards element was added in 2009, establishing the Festival as a leading media event on the international marketing calendar. The Festival of Media MENA will add to the pantheon of global Festival of Media events, which currently take place in Rome, Singapore and Miami.

Charlie Crowe, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of C Squared adds, “The Festival of Media is more than just an event, it is a movement. Since 2007, we have not only been reflecting the changes taking place in media, but we have also been part of shaping this change. After our partnership with our friends at Mediaquest, we now have the Festival of Media in four regions and we look forward to inviting media professionals and advertisers across the MENA to be part of the conversation.”

The Festival of Media Global Awards is one of the world’s largest advertising ceremonies, attracting work from more than 40 countries. The awards are judged by a senior panel of media agencies and advertisers and are open to all who are involved in advertising. The MENA edition of the Awards is expected to attract a multitude of entries that reflect the diverse array of media operators producing high-quality work in the pan-Arab region. Alongside the awards programme, The Festival of Media MENA’s one-day conference is set to feature seven to nine global media leaders who have been invited to offer their thoughts and expertise on a number of topical and pertinent MENA media subjects.

house of comms appoints new Account Executive

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Dubai-based PR agency house of comms has appointed Hannah Shanks as its newest Account Executive. Hannah joins the team from UK creative agency, The Black Eye Project, where she worked as Senior PR Account Executive across various industry sectors on a client list of national and international accounts, including Spanish olive and Mediterranean brand, Fragata, as well as global ice skating brand, HD Sports.

“It’s a fantastic time to be joining house of comms and I’m thrilled to be part of such a dynamic and forward thinking team,” says Hannah. “I’m really looking forward to getting stuck in and supporting on client accounts across the region.”

Boye Balogun heads up Future Tech Media

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Boye Balogun, former Region Head of Digital at Mindshare, has left the company to head newly established Future Tech Media as Co–Founder and Managing Director. Having been with Mindshare since 2012, Boye will now oversee Future Tech Media, a Middle East & Africa digital media solutions and consultancy business, which focuses on innovative digital solutions.

“We have a perfectly curated suite of innovative digital products across native advertising, mobile and video to help drive the next wave of digital advertising in this market,” says Boye.

With its first office currently open in Dubai, another is set to be established in Lagos to cater for the African region later in the year.

Cressida Meale moves across to Stylist Arabia

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Cressida Meale has been appointed as the new Deputy Editor for Stylist Arabia. Having held the position of Deputy Editor for Grazia Middle East since 2013, Cressida has worked across a number of publications including Motilo.com and Vogue Turkey. She now moves across to the weekly women’s magazine at Arab Publishing Partners (APP), which is part of the ITP Group.