Jumeirah Group has appointed Yousef Tuqan Tuqan as the new Group Vice President of Brand Marketing and Loyalty.
Mr Tuqan has over 20 years’ experience in the region gained working for a number of major regional and international brands, including leading the Jumeirah digital account team 15 years ago during his time with OgilvyOne Middle East.
“Having worked with Jumeirah early on in my career I have always admired this iconic, homegrown global brand. I’m incredibly excited to be given the opportunity to lead the Jumeirah brand’s evolution,” commented Mr Tuqan.
Following spells at OgilvyOne and with north55, Mr Tuqan spent nearly 10 years with Flip Media as CEO before the agency was acquired by Publicis and then subsequently integrated into Leo Burnett. During his tenure, he worked with many iconic brands including Emirates, Emaar and Nakheel. He was retained for a period as Chief Innovation Officer of Leo Burnett/Publicis Groupe MENA to drive their digital transformation and has most recently, been entrepreneur in residence for a venture capital company, advising high growth start-ups including Careem.
Mr Tuqan is also a Board Executive for the International Advertising Association’s UAE chapter and has headed many seminars and sessions at Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx and Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
