The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) announced its new chair and vice-chair, who will serve as the leaders of its executive board from 2021 to 2023. Taryam Al Subaihi, head of corporate communications at Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), has been appointed as chair and Rashid Al Awadhi, chief executive officer at New Media Academy as vice-chair for a two-year period.
This is the first time two Emirati Nationals have been elected to lead MEPRA and drive the association’s initiatives, which aim to promote industry standards, share knowledge and build capabilities of communication professionals in the Middle East. Al Subaihi and Al Awadhi were voted in by the MEPRA Ex