PHOTO
Dentsu has announced the promotion of Wael Hamdan to Chief Financial Officer for Middle East and North Africa.
He takes on the role at a pivotal time, where the network has been undertaking a transformation program to simplify its business and optimize its brands in market as part of its long-term growth strategy.
With more than 14 years’ experience, Hamdan first joined dentsu in 2016 as Compliance Director and has assumed more responsibility throughout the years, being promoted to Head of Operations, MENA last year. He held previous roles in both Deloitte and Ernst & Young with a career spanning Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the UAE.
Hamdan will be replacing Khaled Al Ahmed, who is leaving the business to pursue personal endeavours. He assumed his new role on 1 June and joins dentsu MENA’s Executive Team, with a dual reporting line into Tarek Daouk, CEO MENA and Gianluca Gualtieri, CFO SEMENAT.
Tarek Daouk, CEO of dentsu MENA commented: “Wael takes on his new role at an exciting time in the company’s evolution and I have no doubt that his extensive experience, collaborative leadership style and forward thinking business approach will serve us well as we continue creating growth opportunities for our company, clients and industry. His promotion bolsters the existing leadership team with someone who has grown through our organisation and I look forward to working with him to achieve our regional ambitions.”
Wael Hamdan, CFO Of dentsu MENA added: “I am thrilled to continue my career journey with dentsu MENA and take on this role. Our region has witnessed unprecedented development over the past decade and dentsu MENA is excellently placed with its unique operating model to continue its growth journey. I am excited to get started in helping to help shape the next phase of the business’ success.”
For further information, contact:
Sara Paye
Marketing & Communications Manager sara.paye@dentsu.com
About dentsu international
Part of Dentsu Group, Dentsu International is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Dentsu delivers people-focused solutions and services to drive better business and societal outcomes. This is delivered through five global leadership brands - Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms. Dentsu International’s radically collaborative team of diverse creators unifies people, clients and capabilities through horizontal creativity to help clients create culture, change society, and invent the future. Powered by 100% renewable energy, Dentsu International operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 46,000 dedicated specialists, and partners with 95 of the top 100 global advertisers.
