Racha Makarem named as regional CEO of Publicis Media’s Starcom
Racha Makarem will become the new regional CEO of Publicis Groupe’s Starcom media agency from January 1, 2019.
In a statement, the Groupe said: “As a business, we understand the complex transformation our clients are going through to capture profitable growth and build relevance in the fast evolving landscape of tomorrow. It is with this in mind that Publicis Media has invested in transformative talent to build our capabilities across strategy, digital, data, analytics and insights, which drive more informed business decisions.”
Makarem has been with Publicis Media for 15 years. She was head of the analytics and insights practice, and more recently managing director of the data science practice.
Publicis said: “Racha has continually delivered results driven solutions based on the complex insights of data across the entire Publicis Media client portfolio.”
Makarem is a board member at IAB MENA, and was a technical consultant with the committee working on television audience measurement in the region.
“Rasha’s values and behaviours will continue to fuel our collaborative relationships with client teams and unlock future growth,” said Publicis’s statement. “As a leader, Racha will elevate the passion and collaborative spirit of Starcom to ignite a contagious sense of purpose and results-driven change. Racha’s performance-led philosophy will foster a culture that is open-sourced, collaborative, driven and motivated.”
“After a thorough and rigorous search process I am delighted to appoint Racha Makarem as Starcom MENA’s Regional CEO,” said Alex Saber, chairman of Publicis Media in MENA.
“Racha has solid and significant experience within Publicis Media and has continuously worked with Starcom’s clients as part of her previous role as head of the analytics and insights practice. In a world of rapid change, I am confident that Racha will fuel more transformation into our clients’ businesses and help them overcome their challenges.
“She is an inspiring leader with a strong history of creating highly engaged teams. I look forward to working with her to continue the exceptional growth of our Starcom business.”