DUBAI: Initiative MENA has announced the appointment of Ghayath Sioufi as its new Regional Business Director. Sioufi will serve key accounts and will be responsible for driving the agency’s regional program across the MENA markets. He will also be responsible for driving new business across all disciplines for Initiative.

Ghayath brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge to his role at Initiative, gained from spending more than 18 years working on both, agency and client side across various MENA markets. His experience includes working with different multinational agencies such as Starcom in the Levant, and Mindshare in Saudi Arabia. On the client side, he has worked with regional telecommunication providers such as Nawras in Oman and DU in UAE where he spearheaded the Marketing Communication and Media division. Most recently, Ghayath was leading digital and social media agencies in Dubai.

 Commenting on the appointment, Ramzy Abou Chacra, Initiative’s Regional Managing Director said, “Ghayath has a key role leading our offering in the agency. His background and expertise in the MENA region will serve Initiative well. We look forward to working with him in our ongoing efforts to continue building our business."

 Initiative MENA’s new Regional Business Director, Ghayath Sioufi said, “I am excited to have joined Initiative MENA in these interesting times of transformational changes in our industry. I am sure that together with the team we will be able to lead this change in the market and confirm our role as key business and growth partner to our clients.”

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About Initiative MENA:

Initiative MENA is a full service global media agency within the IPG Mediabrands network, the media innovation and investment arm of Interpublic Group and part of Middle East Communications Network (MCN). At Initiative we understand that advertising avoidance behavior will continue to spread, fueled by new technologies and platforms. This means brands must find new ways to connect with audiences through culture. We pride ourselves in being the premiere culturally focused media agency with a radical creative streak. 

Operating in 10 offices, Initiative MENA employs over 160 of the smartest and most diverse talent in the industry.  With almost $224 million in billings annually, Initiative services numerous best-in-class clients such as Mobily, Etisalat, Coty, Huawei, Western Union, Dubai Channels Network, Arabian Automobiles (Infiniti & Renault) and Turkish Airlines.

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