The Board of the IAA UAE Chapter met on 4 May and elected Dr Lance de Masi, (President, American University in Dubai) current Vice President, to become President, with Mr Nassib Boueri (Managing Director, Wunderman) replacing Dr de Masi as Vice President.
Dr. de Masi replaces Mr. Sami Raffoul, who during an electoral process conducted among IAA executives at the recent IAA World Congress in Washington DC, was elected IAA Vice President and Area Director, Middle East & Africa.
The current board has introduced a number of landmark initiatives within the global organization headquartered in New York, including a news based website (www.iaauae.org), support of the regional Lynx advertising awards and an annual programme of educational events.
The revised Board will continue to serve until November 2008 when the current term comes to an end when elections are planned for the 2008-2010 term.
IAA Board:
Barry Gray, CEO Gray Business Communications; Elie Khouri, Regional Managing Director Omnicom Media Group; Eric Hanna, Chief Operating Officer, Grey Worldwide; Faris Abou Hamad, Managing Partner Interone Resonance Middle East: Ghassan Harfouche (Treasurer) Managing Director MEMS
(Choueiri Group): Kamal Dimachkie, Managing Director - Leo Burnett Dubai, Kuwait & Lower Gulf: Dr Lance de Masi (President), President American University in Dubai; Lars Nielsen, Non-Executive Director, AMEINFO FZ LLC;
Marwan Kai, Managing Director, Media International Services Gulf (MIS); Mohamad Almulla, Executive Director Dubai Media City; Nassib Boueri (Vice President), Managing Director, Wunderman; Rajeev Khanna, Group Advertisement Manager, Gulf News
About the IAA:
The International Advertising Association was founded in 1938 to champion the cause of responsible marketing communications. It is headquartered in New York and assists the Chapters and worldwide membership by carrying out programmes and activities aimed at furthering the mission, according to an approved annual Business Plan.
It is a unique, strategic partnership that champions the common interest of all disciplines across the full spectrum of marketing communications – from client organizations, advertisers and agencies to media companies, marketing support companies, as well as individual practitioners.
