Agencies win big at Campaign Middle East Awards

Agencies win big at Campaign Middle East Awards

The stars came out for the Campaign Agency of the Year Awards Middle East last night.

At a glittering awards ceremony at Fairmont The Palm the biggest names in the industry came together to honour the best of the best.

Impact BBDO took home the best creative agency in the Middle East award, while its chief creative officer Ali Rez won the award for top creative leader.

Publicis won big at the event winning best corporate communications team and new business development team.

Bassel Kakish, CEO at Publicis Groupe MENAT, won the award for the head of agency.

Nathalie Gevresse, CEO at Publicis Communications UAE won the award for outstanding woman in advertising or media, while Tahaab Rais, chief strategy officer at Publicis Groupe MENAT won best strategic leader.

The best creative team was won by Kapil Bhimekar and Divyan Kriplani from Leo Burnett Middle East.

 Khaled Al Shehhi, Executive Director Marketing and Communication of UAE Government Media Office, was the chair of judges and gave a passionate speech about the thriving industry to a packed audience.

Other notable wins saw Gambit Communications take home the award for best agency in the UAE, and UM EGYPT scoop the best media agency for the region.

The full list of award