MAC DDB Qatar, the advertising agency in the State of Qatar, has announced the appointment of David Crisp as Chief Executive Officer. David began his career at J. Walter Thompson (JWT) in London working on some of the world's most famous brands such as Nestlé, Kellogg's, Rolex, Kit Kat, After 8, Smarties, National Westminster Bank, Sunsilk, Timotei, Lux and Pear's Soap among others.

During his time in the UK, David developed wanderlust, and has over the last 17 years, travelled and worked in global advertising agencies all over the world. He has worked as Senior Regional MD with Ogilvy & Mather in Düsseldorf, in Bahrain as MD for Memac Ogilvy & Mather and also for BBDO in Cyprus and Beirut, as MD and Deputy MD respectively.

Whilst in Beirut, David was tasked with helping rebuild and completely restructure the business after the catastrophic civil war. In Düsseldorf, he led the development of the now internationally famous Dove "Campaign for Real Beauty", which has won many global awards.

Commenting on his appointment, David said, "It is an honour and a privilege to be joining the MAC DDB Qatar business as its new CEO, I am thrilled to be joining the agency team and I am looking forward to building upon the success of the MAC DDB Qatar brand and in leading the future growth of such a professional business franchise."

John Rbeiz the Group CEO of MAC DDB Middle East commented on this occasion, "Believing in the constant necessity to deliver the best performance to our clients, MAC DDB Qatar strives to get the finest of its industry to better serve our clients."

MAC DDB Qatar was first established in February 2008. Now it boasts over 150 employees with an office space covering 1500 sq m, and some of the largest clients in the State of Qatar, namely, Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, Lusail Real Estate Development Company, Qatar National Bank, Al Asmakh Holding along with international brands. Much of this achievement is due to the substantial business atmosphere in the State of Qatar & the phenomenal growth experienced under the rule of His Highness the Emir and the Heir Apparent.