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OMD, part of the Omnicom Media Group, was named Media Network of the Year at the recent 2012 MENA Cristal Festival, a regional advertising event held annually in Mzaar Kfardebian (Lebanon).

OMD has won several Gemas Effies this year at the annual award ceremony .The Gemas Effie MENA Awards saw the regional network build on its impressive track record at the event by winning 12 awards. In 2010, it had won six and five the year before.


AMEinfo reports that the Saudi packaged food company Goody has selected OMD Arabia to manage its media communications and brands across the whole portfolio, including Velor and Cofique as well as future launches, following a four-way review. Goody has more than 25 product lines and markets its products in GCC and Levant.



Carat has bolstered its management in the Middle East by appointing Antonio Chedrawy as Regional Corporate Services Director and Swaminathan Janakiraman as the agency's Regional Media Buying Director, effective immediately. Michael Nederlof, CEO of Carat Digital MENA, will also become the region's Interim overall CEO and take up management of the network.