IAA UAE Elects New Board of Directors 2023-2025 Term Nassib Boueri, Chief Executive Officer (MENA), Wunderman Thompson Elected President

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:39:17 +0000

Dubai, UAE: December 2023. The UAE Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) held elections for a new board of directors on Tuesday, 31st October. The recent elections saw members of the industry exercise their right to vote. The newly elected board of directors will steer the UAE chapter of the International Advertising Association for the 2023-2025 term. The new board’s mission is to support the case for creativity, communication, and advertising in the UAE, helping to expand best practice and in turn effect a positive impact on the UAE industry. Its breadth of membership enables the IAA UAE to speak for the UAE marketing communications industry as a whole. The board is made up of 17 members with four board elected officer positions. 1. PRESIDENT Nassib Boueri Chief Executive Officer (MENA)Wunderman Thompson 2. VICE PRESIDENT Douglas Palau Managing PartnerVitamin C Media 3. TREASURER Marwan Kai CEOMedia International Services Gulf LLC 4. GENERAL SECRETARY Halim Sader Managing DirectorDigiNet Arabia - A member of Choueiri Group 5. HONORARY BOARD EXECUTIVE Majed Al Suwaidi Managing DirectorDubai Media City, Dubai Studio City and Dubai Production City 6. BOARD EXECUTIVE Fadi Yaish CEO & CCOAnd Us FZ LLC 7. BOARD EXECUTIVE Youssef Gadallah Head of Creative Agency Partnership and Creative ConsultancyTikTok, Bytedance 8. BOARD EXECUTIVE Walid Stephan Head of Agencies- MENGoogle 9. BOARD EXECUTIVE Nathalie Gevresse Chief Executive OfficerPublicis Communications 10. BOARD EXECUTIVE Amer El Hajj CEOGroupM MENA 11. BOARD EXECUTIVE Jad Rabahi Managing DirectorImpact BBDO UAE 12. BOARD EXECUTIVE Jake Thomas Head of UAESnapchat 13. BOARD EXECUTIVE Stephen King Senior Lecturer in MediaMiddlesex University – Dubai 14. BOARD EXECUTIVE Tony Wazen Chief Executive Officer - MENAPublicis Media 15. BOARD EXECUTIVE Tarek Miknas Chief Executive OfficerFortune Promoseven 16. BOARD EXECUTIVE Dany Naaman Chief Executive OfficerHavas Middle East FZ-LLC 17. BOARD EXECUTIVE Houda Tohme Chief Executive OfficerHavas Media Middle East FZ-LLC Nassib Boueri, Chief Executive Officer (MENA), Wunderman Thompson, elected President of the IAA UAE said: "I am very pleased with the recent board elections and honored to be a part of this distinguished and diverse industry team. The 2023-2025 IAA UAE board will continue to focus on inspiring and empowering talented young professionals within our industry and building stronger collaboration between clients, media, agencies, and government with the aim of advancing standards and growth prospects for the entire industry". About IAA UAE Established in 1979, The IAA UAE is proud to be one of the largest IAA chapters in the world, reflecting the dynamic growth of the UAE’s advertising, marketing, and communications industries. The IAA UAE is a partnership, supported by a broad membership of advertising, media, marketing & related services and media educators. To build an eco-system that inspires, engages, and nurtures young aspiring talent to assist in the growth of the UAE Advertising Media and Communications industry. Left to Right – In picture Stephen King:- Senior Lecturer in Media, Middlesex University – Dubai Youssef Gadallah:- Head of Creative Agency Partnership and Creative Consultancy TikTok, Bytedance Nathalie Gevresse:- Chief Executive Officer, Publicis Communications Jake Thomas:- Head of UAE, Snapchat Dany Naaman:- Chief Executive Officer, Havas Middle East FZ-LLC Jad Rabahi:- Managing Director, Impact BBDO UAE Houda Tohme:- Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media Middle East FZ-LLC Tarek Miknas:- Chief Executive Officer, Fortune Promoseven Amer El Hajj:- CEO, GroupM MENA Majed Al Suwaidi:- Managing Director, Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City and Dubai Production City Nassib Boueri:- Chief Executive Officer (MENA), Wunderman Thompson Halim Sader:- Managing Director, DigiNet Arabia - A member of Choueiri Group Douglas Palau:- Managing Partner, Vitamin C Media Walid Stephan:- Head of Agencies- MENA, Google Not In Picture Marwan Kai:- CEO, Media International Services Gulf LLC Fadi Yaish:- CEO & CCO, And Us FZ LLC Tony Wazen:- Chief Executive Officer – MENA, Publicis Media For More Information contact: Priya Azaredo International Advertising Association UAE Dubai Media CityBuilding No 8 Business Centre, Ground Floor. Unit – E0119 P.O. Box 71104 Dubai, UAE Telephone: +(971) 4 3903232, Mobile: 055 5680612 Email: uaechapter@iaauae.org