Bates PanGulf Kuwait celebrates 5-years of success

The opening was officiated by BPG Chairman, Abdulla Majed Al Ghurair, Board Director, Mohammed Alshaya, Group Chief Executive, Avi Bhojani and Matthew Dezzani, General Manager, BPG Kuwait and employees from both Dubai and Kuwait. BPG Kuwait also welcomed the expansion of BPG PR, the exclusive partner in the Middle East of Burson-Marsteller, as part of its integrated communications offer to its Kuwait clients.

The anniversary was also marked by a celebration dinner to thank clients, business partners and employees for their continued support of the BPG Group.

Bates PanGulf Kuwait is a joint venture between Bates PanGulf Group and M.H. Alshaya Co. The joint venture was established in 1999 and has been instrumental in differentiating itself in the market, through its creative and disruptive marketing campaigns.

"We are delighted with our new office environment and our continued growth and success in Kuwait, where we have seen compounded annual growth of 36% in past five years, working with some of the industry leaders in the market. Kuwait continues to experience unprecedented growth across all sectors and we see tremendous opportunity for the continued growth of our business to support this. I would like to thank our partners, clients and team who have supported BPG and its expansion into Kuwait, and we look forward, to continuing to deliver superior creative and strategic services leveraging the combined international expertise of our 20 member team," said Abdulla Majed Al Ghurair, Chairman, Bates PanGulf Group.

BPG clients include market leading companies such as Wataniya Telecom, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, M.H. Alshaya Company including Debenhams, Next, Starbucks, Gulf Development Real Estate Company, The International Investor, ACICO, the Palms Hotel and Spa.

"In line with our regional business growth and model, we have expanded BPG's services to match our integrated model through the recent opening, of BPG PR, the exclusive partner in the Middle East of Burson-Marsteller. We see this as instrumental in the strategic growth in the Kuwait market. With our new office, our expansion of our service offering, our commitment to enhancing the skill level of our people through international training and partnerships, we will continue to differentiate ourselves and lead the industry," said Avi Bhojani, Group CEO.

"This is a very exciting time for our business in Kuwait and our focus is on delivering superior value to our clients. We remain committed to our core values which are can do, raise the bar and transparency and through this we should see further expansion and growth in our offer to our clients," said Matthew Dezzani, General Manager, BPG Kuwait.

Saturday's dinner was hosted by Bates PanGulf Group Chairman Mr. Abdulla Al Ghurair, Board Director of Bates PanGulf Kuwait Mr. Mohammad Alshaya, Bates PanGulf Group CEO Mr. Avi Bhojani, and General Manager of Bates PanGulf Kuwait, Mr. Matthew Dezzani, and was held at Gaucho Grill at the exclusive Palms Beach Hotel and Spa with over () clients, partners, media and employees attending the celebration.

BPG Kuwait's new offices are located in ACICO Tower in Sharq. BPG Kuwait, is part of the Dubai-based Bates PanGulf Group, a regional leader in integrated marketing services and the WPP Group, one of the world's largest communications services groups.