Dubai-based advertising leader Joseph Ghossoub named Campaign Middle East 'Man of the Year'

The award, the first of its kind, was presented on the first day of the recently concluded Campaign Conference by Walid Akawi, chief executive officer of ITP and publisher of the media and communications industry weekly.

Campaign Editor Tim Addington said Ghossoub was honored for his work to promote the region's creative and media industry around the world.

"For someone in the region to reach the top of the IAA is a significant achievement," Addington said. "It is testament to his determination and skill that he not only made it there, but also brought the IAA World Congress to Dubai as well."

Ghossoub, he added, also heads up one of the most successful and awarded communications agencies in the region.

THG - which includes advertising agencies Team/Young & Rubicam and Intermarkets, public relations companies Asda'a and Polaris, direct marketing specialists Wunderman and media buying arm Mediaedge:cia - provides advertising, media and public relations services to more than 260 clients in 15 countries across the Middle East and North Africa.