Mohamad Itani

> has been appointed to the role of Regional Executive Director, Digital for MCN Mediabrands. In his role, Mohamad will lead the acceleration of MCN Mediabrands’ digital capabilities to drive the network forward as thought-leaders. As part of this plan, Mohamad will work closely with the agency leads to champion the integration of the Programmatic and Performance practice into the core of the agency operating model. Mohamad joined MCN in 2009 as Regional Digital Director of Initiative MENA, establishing the agency’s digital practice across the region. He was later tasked with setting-up Platform5 as MCN’S performance-driven, integrated services and technology agency supporting MCN Mediabrands, UM, Initiative and Magna. As the Managing Director of Platform5, he successfully built performance, data products and launched Cadreon as a specialized Ad Tech unit.