Starcom MediaVest Group has appointed John Antoniades as its new CEO for the Middle East and North Africa.
Antoniades will take up his new position on 1 September and has been tasked with growing the group organically and extending market leadership in the region. He will fill the position left vacant by the departure of Filip Jabbour, who quit the region in May to take on the role of EVP, global business development director at Starcom MediaVest Group’s (SMG) US headquarters.
Currently based in London, Antoniades will report to Matt Blackborn, president, emerging markets, as well as Alex Saber, chairman of VivaKi’s MENA region. He will be based in SMG’s regional headquarters in Dubai.
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