Dubai – 13th November 2008: The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) UAE Chapter today announced the newly appointed Board of Directors. Comprised of 13 regional professionals, the Board reflects a wide range of industry experience and expertise across the Advertising and Marketing industry.
The newly appointed UAE Board reflects this full amplitude of the IAA, which leads the interests of all disciplines across the spectrum of marketing communications – from advertisers to media companies, agencies to marketing companies and agencies – as well as individual practitioners.
The new Board assumed their positions effective immediately and elected the President of the Board on the same evening. The election went to Dr. Lance de Masi, President of the American University in Dubai, for a second term. Mr. Nassib Boueri, Managing Director of Wunderman was re-elected Vice President of the Board, also in his second term.
“We welcome the broad breadth of experience our new directors bring from various sectors of the marketing communications community,” said Dr. Lance de Masi, President of the IAA UAE Chapter. The new Board is a wonderful mix of talent, expertise and geography,” said Dr. Lance de Masi, President of the IAA UAE Chapter. This diversity will enable the Board to construct initiatives in the key areas of networking and communication, talent and professional development, and industry wellbeing that will serve the interests of our members.”
The IAA - a global institute and market leader for all Marketing Communication aspects – currently has over 4,000 individual members in over 70 countries, allowing the industry to flourish without unwarranted restrictions. The newly elected board will ensure this growth and success are continued across the UAE.
IAA UAE CHPATER
Elected Board of Directors
2008/ 2010 term
| President | Lance de Masi | President | American University in Dubai |
| Vice President | Nassib Boueri | Managing Director | Wunderman |
| Treasurer | Ghassan Harfouche | Managing Director | MEMS (Choueiri Group) |
| General Secretary | Faris Abouhamad | Managing Partner | Interone Resonances Middle East |
| Board Executive | Kamal Dimachkie | Managing Director | Leo Burnett Dubai, Kuwait & Lower Gulf |
| Board Executive | Rajeev Khanna | Group Advertisement Manager | Gulf News |
| Board Executive | Marwan Kai | Managing Director | Media International Services Gulf (MIS) |
| Board Executive | Barry Gray | Chief Executive | Gray Business Communications |
| Board Executive | Mohamed Al Mulla | Executive Director | AMG |
| Board Executive | Douglas Palau | Vice President | Impact/BBDO |
| Board Executive | Saad El Zein | Chief Communication Officer | Baynounah Media Group AbuDhabi |
| Board Executive | Nagib Badreddine | CEO Saudi Arabia (JWT) and CEO Buchanan Middle East | JWT |
| Board Executive | Hermann Behrens | CEO Middle East | The Brand Union |
