Joseph Ghossoub re-elected Mideast & Africa Area Director of IAA

This elections took place at the recently concluded IAA World Congress, held in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 22-24, 2002. The role encompasses one of the IAA's four global directorships, with the other three covering Europe, America and Asia Pacific.

Ghossoub, who is Group Executive Vice President of TEAM Holding Group, the Middle East's leading communications enterprise, was first elected to the post in 2000. Ghossoub has served as President of the IAA UAE Chapter since 1995, during which time he has helped to promote the UAE as a regional hub for advertising excellence, and was elected to the IAA World Board and the IAA World Council in 1996.

Ghossoub said: "It is a great honour to receive the support of my peers and colleagues within the industry, and I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to continue my role on the IAA world board.

"Local advertising companies have demonstrated a standard of creative excellence and strategic acumen to rival the best in the world - and are set to grow from strength to strength. Helping to ensure that the standard of Middle East advertising continues its upward momentum will remain one of my top priorities, as will working to sustain the freedom of commercial expression in the region," he said.

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