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Omnicom MENA ranked third best employer in UAE

Omnicom Media Group MENA has been recognised as the third best employer in the UAE by the Great Place to Work® Institute. In its third year to participate in the survey, the Group has moved up four places in the global research and management consultancy’s ranking of the country’s 15 best employers. In its assessment, the Great Place to Work® Institute notes that Omnicom Media Group MENA’s keen focus on work/life balance makes it a leading example of how to integrate health and wellness into a company’s culture.

“As the field widens, staying in the top 15 gets harder every year, and improving our position so significantly is a remarkable feat. It is a very clear endorsement of the policies and practices we have put in place,” says Elie Khouri, CEO, Omnicom Media Group MENA. “This benchmark is a very important factor of our talent management approach and we deeply value not only the feedback but also the inspiration it provides us. The results speak for themselves and we couldn’t be more humbled by the endorsement of our teams.”

 

La Moda Dubai relaunches fashion website

La Moda Dubai has today relaunched its website with a brand new look. Featuring a fresh, intuitive layout supported by high-quality content – both photography and text – the new La Moda Dubai continues its heritage of publishing local stories relevant to the movers and shakers, fixtures and heavyweights of the region’s fashion and beauty industries.(www.lamodadubai.com), The online source first launched in 2010 and covers all things fashion, beauty, culture and glamour-related.

“We are very excited to unveil the new look for La Moda Dubai,” says Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Jim Joquico. “The clean and elegant design together with highly-focused, constantly updated content perfectly reflects our brand’s reputation as one of the pioneers in online fashion and beauty coverage in the UAE and the GCC region. We look forward to this new chapter as we keep our audiences informed through exclusive features, on the dot reports and trend forecasts.”

Simon Thurston joins DPQ as Head of Content

DPQ Communications is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Thurston as Head of Content. Simon has worked with some of the world’s top brands across a variety of industries, including banking, automotive, F&B, healthcare and technology. With experience gained in the UK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, he was most recently the Creative Copywriter at Dubai World Trade Centre.

“The chance to join DPQ’s talented team and add to their culture of creative, dynamic and strategic communications was just too good to turn down,” says Simon. “We already have a number of new clients on board this year, and I am really excited about what the future holds.”

Gehan Sidky new Area PR Manager for Fairmont

Gehan Sidky has been appointed as the new Area Public Relations Manager for Fairmont. Gehan previously held the position of Public Relations Manager at Raffles Dubai, where she spent two and a half years in charge of all PR for the property. Gehan will oversee all PR activity for Fairmont properties in the UAE including Fairmont Dubai, Fairmont The Palm and Fairmont Bab Al Bahr.

“After more than two wonderful years with Raffles Dubai, I’m thrilled to continue to be part of the Fairmont Raffles Hotels International family and work on Fairmont’s exciting projects and future developments across the UAE,” says Gehan.

Mark Setchfield joins Friday as Art Editor

Mark Setchfield, the former Art Director of Best, Love it!, Bliss and Maxim, has joined Friday as Art Editor. The award-winning designer has also worked on the British versions of Elle, Marie Claire and Grazia and most recently launched Trinity Mirror’s new website for The People newspaper.

“We are thrilled to have Mark on board,” says Gulf News Magazine’s publishing director James Hewes. “With his wealth of experience across multiple platforms we will be able to take the Friday brand to the next level.”

Mark worked with Friday Editor Karen Pasquali Jones on the launch of Love it!, the award-winning women’s weekly for News International. She adds, “It’s an exciting time for Friday and Mark’s addition to an already talented team means we can go forward with some dynamic plans for 2014.”

Mark, who left Trinity Mirror in London to join Friday, continues, “This is a fantastic opportunity and I can’t wait to help Friday thrive and grow. It’s a unique challenge but one that I’m more than ready for.”

Friday is distributed weekly with Gulf News, which has a total audited circulation of 105,792 copies (BPA Audit, June 2013, Friday edition). Friday has a total readership of 360,000.