The St. Regis Abu Dhabi has appointed Sona Shah to the position of Director of Marketing. With over 10 years’ marketing experience, Ms Shah brings strategic marketing and communications knowledge to the new role. Her previous hospitality marketing experience includes roles with The May Fair… Read More
SAP SE has earmarked a five-year USD 200 million investment in the UAE, underpinning objectives outlined by the UAE Vision 2021 plan to create economic diversity and jobs for youth. The company has also set up its new SAP Middle East and North Africa (MENA)… Read More
The media industry is still coming to grips on what 2017 will be like. A tough economy has been predicted again but for some media domains, a slash in budget may mean good news. Radio falls in that category. Even as the going for radio… Read More
A key development underpinning the growth in online commerce has been the rise of mobile payment services. Looking at the demographics behind this trend, younger groups are most likely to be making use of these services, and there’s also a direct correlation with income. By… Read More
In line with its efforts to develop the UAE knowledge economy, du has joined hands with Cartoon Network Arabic to launch the Channel’s Young Programmers campaign. This online platform is designed specifically to provide a chance for young children and early teens to code online.… Read More
Dubai-based B2B PR agency Shamal Communications has strengthened its leadership team. James Lakie, who has been with the company for three years, has been promoted to General Manager. And Gavin Gibbon has been brought on board as Senior Account Manager. This coincides with the completion… Read More
Americana Group has concluded its three-way agency review with the appointment of Omnicom Media Group’s Hearts & Science. The company, which operates restaurants and manufactures consumer foods and food-related products across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, is the first regional client for… Read More
Along with one of its main conference partners, Wamda, STEP 2017 is preparing for the largest Startup Basecamp in the region. STEP Conference, scheduled to take place on April 5-6, 2017, is positioned as the largest interactive gathering in the Middle East & North… Read More
Careem has appointed Ramy Kato as the Head of its operations in Egypt in addition to his current role as Vice President of Careem Care. In his new position, Mr Kato will be responsible for managing all Careem operations in Egypt including overlooking Careem’s expansion… Read More
The 12th World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Middle East Conference kicks off today in Dubai. The two-day conference was inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Dubai Production City (DPC). This is… Read More
