Yousef Tuqan Names New Group Vice President of Brand Marketing and Loyalty for Jumeirah Group

. August 15, 2016

DUBAI, U.A.E. August 15, 2016 - Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has appointed Yousef Tuqan as the new Group Vice President of Brand Marketing and Loyalty.

Yousef has over 20 years' experience in the region gained working for a number of major regional and international brands, including leading the Jumeirah digital account team 15 years ago during his time with OgilvyOne Middle East.

Commenting on his new appointment, Yousef said: “Having worked with Jumeirah early on in my career I have always admired this iconic, homegrown global brand. I'm incredibly excited to be given the opportunity to lead the Jumeirah brand's evolution.”

Following spells at OgilvyOne and with north55, Yousef spent nearly 10 years with Flip Media, the Middle East's leading digital agency, as CEO before the agency was acquired by Publicis and then subsequently integrated into Leo Burnett. During his tenure, he worked with many iconic brands including Emirates, Emaar and Nakheel. Yousef saw the growth of this business from a small boutique team of 20 to over 150 staff based in eight offices throughout the GCC.

After successfully transitioning the agency to new owners, Yousef was retained for a period as Chief Innovation Officer of Leo Burnett/Publicis Groupe MENA to drive their digital transformation and has most recently, been entrepreneur in residence for a venture capital company, advising high growth start-ups including Careem.

Aside from an enviable track record in both marketing and leadership, Tuqan is a Board Executive for the International Advertising Association's UAE chapter and a gifted public speaker, frequently appearing at Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx and Abu Dhabi Media Summit.

About Jumeirah Group

Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, operates a world-class portfolio of hotels and resorts including the flagship Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts manages properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Kuwait in the Middle East; Baku, Bodrum, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Mallorca (Spain) in Europe; the Maldives and Shanghai in Asia. Jumeirah Group also runs the luxury serviced residences brand Jumeirah LivingTM with properties in London and Dubai; the new contemporary lifestyle hotel brand VenuTM; the wellness brand TaliseTM; Jumeirah Restaurant Group DubaiTM; Wild Wadi WaterparkTM; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality ManagementTM; and SiriusTM, its global loyalty programme. Future openings include luxury and lifestyle hotels in China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mauritius, Oman, Russia and the UAE. www.jumeirah.com

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Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
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