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Type of agency
Creative agency, Digital agency, PR Agency
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Ownership
WPP
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Head office
Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Doha, Dubai, Manama, Riyadh - affiliates in Baghdad, Cairo, Kuwait, Muscat
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Number of staff
516
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Year founded
1984
AGENCY BIO
Head of agency: Ghassan Maraqa, CEO, MENA
Regional offices: Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Doha, Dubai, Manama, Riyadh – affiliates in Baghdad, Cairo, Kuwait, Muscat
Memac Ogilvy launched in Bahrain back in 1984. Today, it’s part of the world’s most successful creative network. Memac Ogilvy is a five-business modern marketing partner for social, cultural and economic growth throughout MENA. With full-fledged offices in 10 markets, it offers PR, consulting, advertising, experience, and health & wellness solutions for a range of ambitious public and private sector partners. With more than 150 PR practitioners across the region, Memac Ogilvy utilises its connected culture of people, expertise and creativity to drive disproportionate impact for its clients, supporting public and private sector entities at the forefront of the region’s transformation.
Services: PR and influence – in addition to brand strategy and advertising, customer engagement and digital, social media performance, consulting
Key clients: Department of Culture & Tourism, Qatar Foundation, KIA Motors, Majid Al Futtaim, Saudi Arabian Military Industries
Awards won: MEPRA – MENA large agency of the year 2024, Most awarded agency in MENA 2024; PR Week – Globals –Highly Commended for best agency in the Middle East 2024; Provoke – SABREs EMEA Agency of the Year 2025; Fast Company ME – Most innovative company of the year 2024
Leadership Panel

Ghassan Maraqa
CEO MENA

Ashraf Shakah
MENA President – PR MENA

Saad Abou Touq
Managing Director, Public Relations - UAE

Megan Yarmouth
Head of Public Relations - Qatar

Sarah Edwards
Managing Partner, Public Relations - UAE





