Dany Naaman
CEO- Havas Middle East

Biography

With over 20 years of experience in the media industry, Dany was one of the key founders of the Havas Media Middle East office when it was launched in 2005. Since then, he has overseen the regional operations of the Media division, from vast global companies and regional clients in over 14 MENA countries to outpost offices and teams in Riyadh and Beirut. In 2015, in recognition for his contribution to the Group, Dany received the prestigious Leader of the Year Award from Havas Media’s partner company. In February 2019, Dany was appointed CEO of Havas Middle East. He is responsible for driving, controlling and building the quality of services throughout the Havas Village which brings together all the agency disciplines: Creative, Media and PR, into a fully integrated and customer-centric organization. Dany’s career began in Lebanon in 1992 with his first job as a Sales Representative in a leading media house where he gained extensive regional experience within the fields of sales, marketing, planning and buying. He then moved to Dubai in 2000 to head up a multi-media sales team. Prior to Havas Media, Dany was the General Manager of Al-Khaleejiah Advertising & Public Relations, a Middle East print power-house in the region’s Media Industry.