Dubai

Mimi, originally from the UK, is an internationally experienced strategic communication and marketing professional. She has led brands in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa both agency and client side, specializing in the development of local insight and multi-channel communication strategy. Prior to leading RAPP, Mimi was Global VP for Grey Group, Singapore, running global business for GlaxoSmithKline in 24 markets. She has led brand strategy for some of the world's leading brands including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Kimberley Clarke, Sun International Hotels, Capitec Bank, Samsung, BMW, Emirates and MetLife Insurance.

Arguably, the emerging markets need creative consultancy, technological evolution and strategic leadership even more than more developed markets. It is the pace of change and opportunity for innovation that is so omnipresent and drives us to truly think on our feet. I can’t think of a better place to do this from than from within RAPP, where we have been creating individualised work that works, for over 50 years.

Karim boasts more than 20 years of Finance and operations experience across various industries and territories. In 2010, Karim joined the TPH group as Group CFO, based in Dubai, where he handled all financial aspects in GCC and Levant, including preparation of strategic financial planning, annual budgets, monthly and quarterly reviews and the oversight of several mergers and acquisitions. In August 2018, he was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of RAPP MENA, looking after the day-to-day administration and operation of the business.

It’s a great pleasure to work for an agency that has an edge over others, with a great work environment and a team of passionate go-getters.

Rabih is a customer and brand focused professional with over 12 years of experience in building strategic alliances with business partners to drive sustainable business growth mainly in the automotive industry in the MENA region. His excellent skills for business development and revenue growth have been achieved by combining an entrepreneurial leadership style with innovated marketing to achieve business excellence.

I joined, and am at, RAPP to be a part of a fearless global individuals that lives by the philosophy of reshaping and changing the world.

Tim is a highly-experienced communications professional who has led strategic teams across Europe and Shanghai. He believes that the strongest communications are built on powerful consumer and cultural insights and his focus area is in driving brands to tell their stories create experiences in a distinct, memorable, engaging and effective way that drives behavioral change. Tim has worked on many categories including telecoms, technology (Google/WeChat), automotive, health, luxury goods, FMCG, beauty, travel and foodservice. Tim, is an accredited Member of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (MIPA) and a Freeman of the PR Guild.

I joined RAPP because it's a very exciting time for the agency. There's a fantastic team in place that's already starting to make waves in the market and grow the brand's reputation. There's also a great mixture of clients for me to get my teeth into.

Hanna is an experienced agency account leader. She has worked across various agencies, managing work from brand strategy and design to lead-generation marketing to content strategy to reputation management campaigns. She believes that building her clients' businesses requires equal parts science and art – that optimal process and work flow management enable the great creative and strategy that drives business. Hanna recently moved from New York, where she was Account Director at gyro, running business for CA Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Roche Diagnostics. Hanna has led agency teams for Proctor and Gamble, FedEx, Mondelez International, Kraft Foods and Mars-Wrigley.

At RAPP, everyone is required to be an individual in perspective, expertise and as a human. This is what makes our collaborations powerful and inspiring. I’m at RAPP because this dynamism and the ability for a team to deliver amazing ideas because of who we are individually is empowering and exciting.

Chris is a highly experienced CRM Specialist and Email Marketer with over 10 years of agency experience, having worked with some of the biggest brands worldwide, including Adidas, Volvo Cars, TSB, Co-op, Aston Martin, Whitbread, Heathrow Airport, Great Western Railway, and Nationwide. Chris is experienced in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Exact Target / SFMC), Oracle Responsys and Adobe Campaign and is a specialist in creating engaging, data driven email campaigns. His work spans one-off disruption campaigns designed to engage users on a single send, or the utilization and analytics of data for triggered campaigns along a customer journey.

RAPP is one of the leading CRM and data-driven agencies in the world, combined with a fantastic creative team I believe we can change the way advertising is viewed in the GCC. It is also an incredibly exciting time for RAPP here in the UAE, with a fresh and innovative team the future looks bright!