The Chief Executive Officer of MEC MENA, Mohan Nambiar, speaking at the firm’s 10th anniversary celebrations in Dubai, said that his firm has appointed a new General Manager for Egypt, Wassim Hmaidan, and for Qatar, Pradeep Menon, who is also overseeing MEC’s operations in Bahrain. In addition to those senior appointments, MEC is growing its overall staff strength across the 17 markets it serves through 13 offices in the wider MENA region.
“A decade after the founding of MEC MENA, the firm has never been more strongly positioned for future growth,” Joseph Ghossoub, Chairman and CEO of the MENACOM Group, said.
“An innovative company, focused on active engagement with its clients, partners and the media, MEC continues to increase its range of specialised services, its total staff size and its ability to stay ahead of market trends, especially in the area of digital media.”
MEC’s Nambiar said that his firm recognised the enormous importance of hiring, training and retaining young staff in the MENA region, where new media continues to rapidly transform the communications landscape.
“Here in the Arab world, where 200 million people are under the age of 25, we cannot succeed as a firm if we do not understand the hopes, fears and aspirations of our largest demographic,” Nambiar said. “That’s why we are focused on identifying the next generation of leaders at MEC – including recruiting them directly from universities here in the UAE and across the Middle East.
“We are also focused on providing training to our existing staff, with special attention to digital media,” he said. “In the past year alone, we have invested more than 1,000 man hours training many of our over 240 staff, highlighting our commitment in this area.”