Osman Sultan, CEO, du, has commended Elie Khouri, CEO, Omnicom Media Group MENA, for the agency’s contributions to du’s growth throughout their 9 year-long partnership. Through their near decade of working together, OMD has been instrumental in the successful growth and development of du’s brand and brand value.
Sultan presented Khouri with a trophy of congratulations during a ceremony held at du’s headquarters in Dubai Media City. Also present at the ceremony were Fahad Al Hassawi, Chief Commercial Officer, du, and Hala Badri, Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications, du among other members of du’s executive management.
Osman Sultan, du’s CEO said: “OMD has undoubtedly been a major contributor to the strength of our brand today, and a highly valued partner throughout our long relationship,” said Sultan. “For 9 years we have worked closely to establish du as a leading UAE brand, and we offer our sincere thanks for OMD team’s commitment to achieving our vision and business objectives. We wish OMD all the best in its future endeavours at this amicable parting of our ways.”
Elie Khouri, CEO, Omnicom Media Group MENA said: “du has been a significant part of our portfolio since 2006, and we are very proud of what we have achieved together over the course of the last 9 years. Change of this kind is a positive step for both OMD and du, and we thank du for this commendation in recognition of a successful decade of strong partnership.”
du has recently issued a new request for proposal inviting media buying agencies to bid. The successful bidder will be announced soon.
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About du
We opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have a team of experts working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages.
We remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment. By the end of Q1 2014, more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In 2013 we were awarded the Dubai Chamber CSR Label for the second year in recognition of our continuing commitment to CSR best practice and the Small Energy Award – Golden Category at Emirates Energy Award for our LEED platinum-certified Fujairah retail shop. We were also awarded with the Premier Plan Best Business Service commsMEA awards in 2013 and the award Best Cloud Provider for Datamena at Telecom Review Industry Awards.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name ‘du’.
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