Publicis Media's Middle East and North Africa chairman, Alex Saber, has resigned from his post and will leave the firm by the end of next month.
“Alex has played a critical role in the development, growth and success of Publicis Media in the region,” “He is leaving to start the next chapter of his career," Raja Trad, chairman of Publicis Groupe Middle East and Africa, said.
Mr Saber has been with Publicis Groupe, a global marketing, communication and digital transformation company, for about three decades.
Moving forward, the company said all Publicis Media brands will report to Mr Trad.
The advertising conglomerate has a worldwide presence organised across four lines. Publicis Communications includes Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, BBH, Marcel, Fallon, MSL and Prodigious. Publicis Media encompasses Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Blue 449, Performics and Digitas. The remaining divisions are Publicis Sapient and Publicis Health. The firm employs nearly 75,000 professionals in about 100 countries.
