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Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026

Each one of the young talents featured below has been nominated by their agency, backed by senior leadership, and recognised for their passion, potential and performance.

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Campaign Middle East profiles the brightest and best young talent aged 30 and younger working in agencies across the MENA region. Each one of the young talents featured below has been nominated by their agency, backed by senior leadership, and recognised for their passion, potential and performance. They are the rising stars in creative, digital, PR and media agencies today and are set to be the who’s who of the industry in the future.

Congratulations to all those featured.

Here’s our Media Faces to Watch 2026 – and keep an eye out, as our Digital and PR categories are coming up next. You can also read the digital version of the magazine here.


Adham Haggag, Senior Media Executive, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Aishwarya Apte, Performance Manager, Carat


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Aleena Amir, Media Manager, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Alessandro Bettolini, Executive Experience Design, Performics


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Aleyna Özkan, Senior Executive – TAAG, Publicis Groupe


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Alma Hojeij, Client Partner, Aleph Holding


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Amanda Ossama, Media Manager, UM Egypt


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Amina Hassan, Senior Executive – Media, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Anji Toutounji, Media Executive, iProspect MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Antoun Abi Khalil, Senior Digital Data Analyst, iMetric Digital


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Asadullah Khan, Senior Media Executive, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Aya Mae El-Daher, Media Manager, iProspect MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Azzam Khan, Integrated Associate Director, 5th Element


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Carla Richa, Media Manager, Spark Foundry


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Charbel Chamoun, Senior Performance Planner, Carat


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Christina Maalouf, Senior Media Manager, Mindshare Lebanon, A WPP Media Brand


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Cyma Itani, Senior Planning Executive, dentsu


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Dana Al Gumaizi, Executive  Integrated Planner, Magna Global MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Darine Abou Saad, Senior Executive, Integrated Planning, Magna Global MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Dhwani Mehta, Biddable Media Specialist, Team Red Dot


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Elias Moubayed, Associate Media Director, Fusion5


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Elias Rahme, Performance Executive, UM MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Elie Tabet, Programmatic Executive, Publicis Groupe


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Eslam Abdulwahab, Content Specialist, Imvent Studios


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Fadi Touma, Senior Executive – Media, Spark Foundry


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Farah El Hallak, Senior Executive – Performance, Initiative MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Faris Fayih, Account Director, TEN-X Marketing Solutions


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Ghewa Jaber, Senior Executive – Media, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Hussein Harb, Manager – Performance Marketing, Publicis Global Delivery


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Iad Hamade, Senior Executive – Media Investments, PHD


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Jad Haddad, Manager – Performance Media, PHD


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Jad Jaber, Media Manager, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Jonny Hakem, Senior Executive – Performance, Initiative MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Joudi Oueini, Media Manager, Frontline BPN


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Karan Patil, Executive – Data Engineer, Hearts & Science


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Karim Mallak, Senior Planning Executive, Hearts & Science 


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Khaled Shatila, Senior Executive – Performance, Magna Global MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Klara Abou Fadel, Senior Executive, OMD MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Lana El Jaroudi, Sr. Media Executive, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Libin Joseph, Senior Media Operations Specialist, C2 Communications


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Loulwa Morsi, Senior Media Planner, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Malek Sleem, Performance Manager, Equation Media


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Marah Janzeer, Manager – Performance Marketing, Publicis Groupe


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Maria Salameh, Senior Media Executive, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mariem Issa, Associate Performance Director, Assembly  MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mario Chami, Media Manager, Mediaplus Middle East


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mayssa El Khoury, Paid Social Manager, Frontline BPN


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Menatalla Shawky, Executive – Media, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mohamad Ali Dakroub, Programmatic Executive, Publicis Media


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mohamad Kassem, Executive – Technology & Activation Group, Publicis Media


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mohamad Kleit, Senior Media Executive, Publicis Media – APEX


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Mohan Chowdary, Senior Performance Manager, Assembly MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Muhammad Owais Marfani, Integrated Planning Manager, UM MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Nabil Abdo, Strategy Manager, Initiative MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Nada Abdelzaher, Media Executive, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Natalia Nader, Programmatic Manager, WPP Media MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Nour Zayat, Managing Director, Reach 


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Omar Saab, Senior Executive – Performance, Magna Global MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Puneet Utreja, Media Consultant, We Are Social


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Raja Abboud, Executive – Performance, Magna Global MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Ralph Mansour, Executive, OMD MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Ramzi ElTabch, Senior Executive – Integrated Planning, UM Qatar


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Rand Berri, Executive – Integrated Planning, UM MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Rawad Zebian, Senior Executive – Integrated Planning, UM Qatar


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Reina Abou Fakher, Media Manager, WPP Media MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Saif Sleiman, Senior Programmatic Manager, WPP Media MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Salma ElSerty, Senior Media Executive, WaveMaker


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sameeh Dawerji, Senior Media Executive, Mindshare Jordan, A WPP Media brand


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sandra Alshediak, Head of Productions, Imvent Studios


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sanjana Koshy, Media Executive, UM MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sara Adel, Media Manager, OMD Egypt


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sara Alkhalili, Senior Media Planner, Spark Foundry


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sara Sadaka, Media Planning Manager, Mindshare


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Sara Samhoun, Programmatic – Executive, Publicis Media


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Seif Mohsen, Senior Media Planning Executive, OMD Egypt


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Tala Asiri, Senior Content Executive, Publicis Media


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Tia Ismail, Integrated Planning Executive, UM MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Tonia Eid, Associate Business Director, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Vanessa Wazen, Senior Planner, Initiative MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Vlada Vulfovich, Senior Performance Manager, Assembly MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Yara Dally, Programmatic Account manager, WPP Media MENA


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Yasmin Ibrahim Ahmed, Senior Media Planning Manager, UM Egypt


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Yasmina Sinno, Media Manager, Starcom


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Yehia El Kateb, Senior Media Planner, Initiative MENAT


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Youssef Shebria, Senior Executive, Zenith


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Zain Sheikh AlArd, Senior Executive – Commerce, Publicis Groupe


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Zeinab Mohamed Khaled, Senior Integrated Planner , Spark Foundry


Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 – Zouheir Mikati, Senior Executive – Integrated Planning, Magna Global MENAT


 

Shantelle Nagarajan is Campaign Middle East’s Reporter who covers marketing news which focuses on FMCG, real estate and brand retail industries. Her features delve into brand strategy, appointments, trends in consumer behaviour and CX. Shantelle also contributes to social media coverage, editorial event programming and print content work. She previously worked in PR and marketing, most recently at Edelman, where she was part of the Brand team. When she’s not writing for her day job, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, playing at a weekly open mic night or doom-scrolling the latest make-up challenges on TikTok.