{"id":275,"date":"2018-03-10T06:38:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T06:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.omg.com\/mena\/omnicom-media-group-mena-promotes-chadi-farhat\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:09:46","slug":"omnicom-media-group-mena-promotes-chadi-farhat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnicommedia.com\/mena\/omnicom-media-group-mena-promotes-chadi-farhat\/","title":{"rendered":"Omnicom Media Group MENA promotes Chadi Farhat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9465 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/omnicommediagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CF15-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"CF15-2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Until now the regional executive director-investments of the media services division of Omnicom Media Group MENA, Chadi Farhat has been promoted to the position of chief investment officer (CIO). In this role, he sets the group\u2019s trading and investment strategy for the region across all media platforms, leveraging its scale and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Farhat has expanded his remit to cover programmatic investments, an increasingly large proportion of clients\u2019 budgets. He will continue to enhance the investment performance of Omnicom Media Group MENA\u2019s agencies across the region, working closely with regional media, data and tech partners.\u00a0Focused on delivering the best value, both qualitatively and quantitatively for the group\u2019s clients, he also procures advanced systems and data to inform their investment decisions and strengthen the group\u2019s accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Farhat has been with Omnicom entities since 2001, joining Impact BBDO in Beirut as media director. He moved to Media Direction OMD in 2003 and became its general manager in 2007. Five years later, he joined Omnicom Media Group in Dubai to head the investment function.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout his career, Chadi has created and delivered value, engineering win-win-win situations as a matter of principle. He has worked tirelessly to deliver growth and results to our clients and is a trusted and invaluable member of the OMG leadership team,\u201d commented Elie Khouri, CEO of Omnicom Media Group MENA. \u201cChadi continues to outperform the market and innovate with the way he approaches challenges and issues. He is more than ready for this next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith an ever-changing media landscape and an increasing reliance on technology to manage advertising investments, the traditional buying function has transformed almost beyond recognition. What\u2019s more, it will keep on evolving,\u201d explained Chadi Farhat, CIO of Omnicom Media Group MENA. \u201cThis is a truly exciting time as the notion of value is being redefined, along with the definition and metrics of success. I look forward to bringing about positive change within the group and with all our partners.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until now the regional executive director-investments of the media services division of Omnicom Media Group MENA, Chadi Farhat has been promoted to the position of chief investment officer (CIO). In this role, he sets the group\u2019s trading and investment strategy for the region across all media platforms, leveraging its scale and technology. 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