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Eric Hanna appointed CEO of Grey Group MENA
Wed, 2011-10-19 07:57 - By
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David Patton, President and CEO of Grey Group Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), today announced that Eric Hanna has been appointed CEO of Grey Group Middle East and Africa (MENA), effective mid-November. Hanna will be headquartered in Dubai, UAE. He succeeds Philippe Skaff who has decided to leave the company.
Eric Hanna has served for the past two years as CEO of Mediacom MENA, a GroupM company, where he was the architect of the current Mediacom network in the region. His return to Grey arks a homecoming for Hanna who previously spent a decade at the agency serving in a number of key Middle East management roles.
"I want to thank Philippe Skaff for his leadership over the past 20 years in helping Grey establish a strong agency network across the Middle East and I'm delighted that Eric Hanna is now taking over Philippe's responsibilities. Eric has deep roots in this vital region and brings a tremendous track record of accomplishment to his new role," David Patton said. "In his first stint, Eric made major strides in building Grey MENA by recruiting world-class talent, elevating our creative product, winning new business and delivering outstanding client service across the communications spectrum. As he begins a new chapter at Grey, I am confident he will take our operations to the next level in their growth and development."
Hanna will lead Grey Group MENA, a network with a growing blue-chip client roster that includes P&G, GSK, BAT and Jotun Paints among others.
"Leading Grey is a challenge, one I am really excited to take on," Eric Hanna said. "I look forward to reintegrating a team that consistently delivered differentiating solutions that helped build clients' brands in the region and as a result, business."
Eric Hanna joined Grey in 1999 as the Managing Director of its Dubai office. Under his leadership, the agency expanded its offering and tripled its billings to become the Gulf's headquarters.
In 2002, Hanna was promoted to Regional Director, Grey Group MENA. He established G2, Grey Group's activation marketing unit, consolidated Mediacom Dubai as the regional hub and doubled Grey's billings with a series of high-profile wins.
Promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Grey Group Gulf in 2005, Hanna re-engineered Grey Saudi Arabian operations and added to Dubai's success attracting several major multinational and regional clients. He assumed the post of Chief Operating Officer, Grey Group MENA in late 2007 and spent two years overseeing the expansion and growth of agencies across the Middle East.
During his career, he has contributed to the success of such global clients as Procter & Gamble, BAT, Volkswagen Audi Group, Dell, GSK, Standard Chartered Bank, J&J, Visa, Samsung, Mars, Canon and a host of regional accounts including Baynounah Media Group, Albilad Bank, National Bonds, Emirates Computers, Hayat Kimya, Jumeirah Group, Al Arabiya, and Dubai Airports. He also led the Grey and Mediacom networks across the Middle East and Africa for Nokia as Regional Client Leader, directing all strategic marketing initiatives across the region.
Early in his career, Hanna held senior account management posts at Saatchi & Saatchi in Dubai. He began his career at Leo Burnett in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
A native of Senegal, Hanna graduated from the American University of Beirut with a B.A. in Economics.
Source: PR Newswire
Y&R lures top creative professional Mark Bamfield to Jordan
Sun, 2011-10-02 11:07 - By
Advertising Business, Advertising News, Announcement, Media Business, Advertising, Media, apple, ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller, Batey, BBDO, Farida Shakhshir, Gold Lions, Gold One Show, Hewlett-Packard, Mark Bamfield, MEC, MENACOM, Mercedes-Benz, Nestle, Nokia, Polaris, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA, Unilever, Virgin, WPP, Wunderman, Y&R, Y&R Brands
Y&R, the Kingdom’s leading full-service advertising agency, welcomes Mark Bamfield as its new Executive Creative Director.
Milos Ilic joins as Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide MENA operations
Wed, 2011-09-14 09:41 - By
Media Business, Media, Andrew Yi, Azmi Yafi, BMW, Cannes, Cheil Worldwide MENA, Effie, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Mars, McDonald’s, Milos Ilic, New York Festival, Nissan, One Show, P&G, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sony
Cheil Worldwide MEA RHQ announces significant new creative leadership with the recruitment of Milos Ilic in the post of Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide MENA. Milos’ appointment begins with immediate effect. He will report to Azmi Yafi, COO Cheil Worldwide MENA.
Procter & Gamble | Abaya Greens
Mon, 2011-04-18 09:33 - By
Print, U.A.E., House, Garden & Pets, Ahmed Kunamed, Bianca De Silva, Christopher Jones, Dave Kennedy, Dubai Lynx, Heidi Afifi, Mindy Tulsi, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sion Scott-Wilson, Uthaman Chamandi
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai
Executive Creative Director: Sion Scott-Wil
Procter & Gamble | Abaya Blues
Mon, 2011-04-18 09:33 - By
Print, U.A.E., House, Garden & Pets, Ahmed Kunamed, Bianca De Silva, Christopher Jones, Dave Kennedy, Dubai Lynx, Heidi Afifi, Mindy Tulsi, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sion Scott-Wilson, Uthaman Chamandi
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai
Executive Creative Director: Sion Scott-Wil
Procter & Gamble | Abaya Pinks
Mon, 2011-04-18 09:33 - By
Print, U.A.E., House, Garden & Pets, Ahmed Kunamed, Bianca De Silva, Christopher Jones, Dave Kennedy, Dubai Lynx, Heidi Afifi, Mindy Tulsi, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sion Scott-Wilson, Uthaman Chamandi
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai
Executive Creative Director: Sion Scott-Wilson
Copywriter: Bianca De Silva
Emaar Properties awards Downtown Dubai global advertising account to StrawberryFrog
Tue, 2010-09-14 10:38 - By
BBDO tops YoungGuns Top 10 rankings for most Awarded Networks
Tue, 2010-08-31 07:56 - By
Advertising Business, Advertising, BBDO, DDB, JWT, Leo Burnett, Lowe, Ogilvy & Mather, PUBLICIS, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA, Young & Rubicam, YoungGuns, YoungGuns Top 10
BBDO has topped the YoungGuns Top 10 rankings of the most Awarded Networks of the past decade, making it the number one network in the world for emerging and young creatives. Saatchi & Saatchi takes second place in the ranking, followed by Leo Burnett, DDB and TBWA to round out the top five.
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YoungGuns names Top 10 Networks of the Decade
Tue, 2010-08-31 07:56 - By
Adil Khan appointed Regional CEO for Saatchi & Saatchi MENA
Sun, 2010-06-06 12:07 - By
Saatchi & Saatchi today confirmed the appointment of Adil Khan as Regional CEO for Saatchi & Saatchi, Middle East, North Africa (MENA). An experienced operator with nearly 24 years in the advertising and business world, Khan joins Saatchi & Saatchi on 15 June and will be responsible for driving regional growth for the Agency and overseeing the next phase of expansion plans for the Saatchi & Saatchi network across MENA.
Khan will work closely with the regional Dubai-based management team of Kristine Varma - Regional CFO, Ben Roberts - Regional Human Interests Director and Marc Lineveldt - Regional Creative Director, to build on recent Agency successes, including a Grand Prix for the Dubai Metro ‘Abandoned Cars’ campaign at the Lynx Awards earlier this year. Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Europe, Middle East and Africa, Simon Francis said: “Adil has the spirit, energy, expertise and determination that fit perfectly with Saatchi & Saatchi’s belief that Nothing is Impossible.
We are delighted that Adil has come on board to lead the MENA region through what will be an exciting time of growth allayed to our continuing culture of creative excellence in this most dynamic of regions.” On his appointment, Khan said: “Saatchi & Saatchi has always been a big draw for me; it has stayed relevant in an ever changing environment and is an incredibly restless company, never taking its success for granted. Those are the values I most admire. I am excited at the prospect of steering the agency to the next level of success and being part of a highly charged and talented team.”
Khan joins Saatchi & Saatchi following more than 11 years with Y&R as CEO Strategy, International Business & Development, Middle East/North Africa. Prior to this, Khan held account management positions in Bates Madco, Contract JWT India, Lintas India (now Lowe) and Frank Simoes Advertising.
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