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Jessica Milford joins Aziza Communications

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Luxury lifestyle PR agency Aziza Communications has appointed Jessica Milford to the role of PR Executive. Previously a contributor for OK! Middle East, where she has assisted the team for three years, Jessica was responsible for writing features, interviewing high profile individuals as well as tracking emerging fashion and consumer trends. Jessica will now be working across a wide portfolio of beauty brands including Tips & Toes, Toni&Guy, label.m, Lee Stafford, Trevor Sorbie, He-Shi, Tantastic and Shampooheads. She will assist on digital and traditional media accounts.

“At Aziza Communications, we are always looking out for the most promising talent to join the team and Jess has really impressed,” says Loubna Elfakri, Account Director, Aziza Communications. “With three years of editorial experience and a fantastic work ethic, Jess is the perfect fit to complement our talented team.”

Faten Abdulla joins House of Comms

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House of Comms has appointed Faten Abdulla to the role of Regional Arabic Media Manager. With over 15 years of experience, Faten has previously worked for a number of well-known companies including Hill+Knowlton Strategies as well as Proctor & Gamble, Saudi Aramco and General Motors. In her new role, she will oversee all Arabic media for the integrated communications agency across the region.

“Faten is one of the best in the business and we are really proud to have her as part of our team,” says Kaja Weller, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, House of Comms. “Faten’s experience, the diversity of her portfolio and her pure passion for PR makes her the perfect choice and a great addition to our ever expanding team.”

Entrepreneur Middle East welcomes new Editor-in-Chief

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Aby Sam Thomas has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief at Entrepreneur Middle East, part of BNC Publishing. Previously Managing Editor for the publication, Aby will now be responsible for both Entrepreneuer ME and Entrepreneur Qatar. As Editor-in-Chief, he will oversee all of the content for both titles including online and offline, as well as strategy and brand development across the MENA region.

“It is an honour to be appointed as Entrepreneur Middle East‘s Editor-in-Chief, I am really excited to take the brand forward and continue to contribute to the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Middle East and North Africa,” says Aby. “With respect to my new role, I will endeavour to keep the momentum that Fida Chaaban and I, together with our valued team members, generated for Entrepreneur in MENA. I’m also pleased to confirm that Fida will still be contributing to the publication and website and will remain a key member of the Entrepreneur MENA family”

New CEO at BNC Publishing

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BNC Publishing has appointed Wissam Younane to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Previously Director for Entrepreneur Middle East, Entrepreneur Qatar and Entrepreneur AlArabiya where he was responsible for the publications’s brand presence across the Middle East, Wissam will now be overseeing BNC Publishing’s international expansion efforts together with the company’s partners.

“As the new CEO of BNC Publishing, I will be overseeing international expansion efforts, together with my partners,” says Wissam. “My focus on Entrepreneur’s brand presence in the Middle East will continue, but will now also involve additional verticals.”

Time Out welcomes Dominic Beesley

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Time Out Dubai, part of ITP Publishing, has welcomed Dominic Beesley to the role of Music and Nightlife Editor. Dominic was previously Junior Features Writer at Hype magazine, part of Motivate Publishing. In his new role, he will be handling the Music and Nightlife section of Time Out Dubai, which will include researching, writing and editing articles, interviews and features as well as assisting to organise events such as the Time Out Dubai Music and Nightlife Awards.

Motivate welcomes new Picture Editor

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Motivate Publishing has welcomed Diana Bell-Heather to the role of Picture Editor for the Luxury and Lifestyle group. A journalism graduate from Kingston University, Diana also has a Master’s degree in TV Journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has five years of experience working for media houses in the UK in image research and procurement and also founded personal style blog sweatshirtsanddresses.com, which she edits. As Picture Editor for the Luxury and Lifestyle group, Diana will be working across Motivate’s Emirates Woman titles, managing the picture desk and assisting with content production.

Z7 welcomes Sagar Munot

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Z7 Communications has appointed Sagar Munot to the role of Social Media Manager. With over three years of digital strategy, planning and content development experience, Sagar has worked in building digital presences for brands such as the Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios, GQ Bar Dubai, Vogue Cafe Dubai, Fitness First Middle East, Masafi and Jet Airways. In his new role, he will be working on growing the Z7 Communications roster of services to include digital media capabilities for new and existing clients.

“Marketers are becoming increasingly aware of the inherent advantages of having an integrated marketing agency which offers PR and digital services under the same umbrella,” says Sagar. “I am elated to have this opportunity to join such a skilled team. Z7 is a well known name in luxury PR circles and I look forward to working towards making the same hold true for digital.”

House of Comms appoints Senior Account Director

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Integrated communications agency House of Comms has appointed Tryphena Greenwood to the role of Senior Account Director. With over nine years of experience in the MENA region as well as Europe, Tryphena most recently worked at ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller where she worked across accounts such as Dubai Parks and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts ME and The Walt Disney Company MENA. In her new role, she will work across a number of House of Comms key PR accounts, reporting directly to the agency’s managing partners.

“We’ve been searching for someone like Tryph for a while,” says Abby Wilks, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, House of Comms. “When you invest your blood, sweat and tears into building a business, every hire is crucial. In recruiting Tryph we have found ourselves with a solid, experienced and extremely dedicated leader, who will support Kaja and I as we head into the third quarter of the year with more ambitious growth plans than ever.”

Peter Brun joins VFS Global

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Outsourcing and technology services specialist VFS Global has appointed Peter Brun to the role of Chief Communications Officer. With over 28 years of experience in communications, Peter joins VFS Global from Kuoni Group where he was Chief Communications Officer. In his new role, he will be responsible for corporate communications, marketing and branding as well as corporate social responsibility. Peter will be based in the company’s head office in Dubai, UAE and he will also join the Extended Executive Board at VFS Global.

“VFS Global is an incredible success story,” says Peter. “I have been following the company and its global progress for many years and I am very pleased that I will now have an opportunity to contribute to this success.”

Zubin Karkaria, CEO, VFS Global, adds “As we look at further developing and expanding our business, we are pleased to have Peter on board at VFS Global, strengthening our management team. Ours is a very people driven business and we have always focused on attracting and retaining the best professionals.Peter’s appointment is a validation of this.”