Ahmad Dajani, BUSINESS DIRECTOR

Ahmad Dajani

BUSINESS DIRECTOR

Chain Reaction

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
14 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months

BUSINESS DIRECTOR at Chain Reaction
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since May 2022

 Sourcing, identifying, and developing new business opportunities.
 Proposing and developing new partnerships.
 Developing business goals and expanding the company's presence.
 Supporting the management and proposing new strategies and policies to enhance the workplace.
 Leading on new business proposals and pitching to potential clients.
 Identifying ways to minimize cost and boost financial performance.
 Providing the team with ideas to develop current and potential accounts/clients

SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR at APCO Worldwide
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2021 to May 2022

 Leading a team of PR and social media professionals, on 4 key retainer accounts in the Abu Dhabi office.
 Providing professional communications consultancy and developing strategies to
multiple clients.
 Leading on new business proposals and pitching to potential clients.
 Providing necessary support to APCO Management and proposing new ideas to
develop current and potential accounts/clients.

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR at Four Communications
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2019 to February 2021

 Leading a team of PR professionals at ADNEC
Full time secondment role.
 Liaising with client and providing professional communications consultancy.
 Developing strategic communication plans for ADNEC and its subsidiaries.
 Managing the implementation of projects in a timely manner.
 Developing content, including; press releases, Op Eds, speeches, talking points, key messages, and biographies in Arabic and English.
 Developing excellent relationships with key stakeholders and media outlets.
 Overseeing all social media activities and content.
 Evaluating team members’ performance
and mentoring them.

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER at APCO Worldwide
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2017 to October 2019

 Developing strategic communication plans with clear deliverables and timeline
 Providing professional communications consultancy.
 Managing the implementation of projects in a timely manner.
 Developing content, including; press releases, backgrounders, Op-Eds, speeches,
talking points, key messages, website content, and biographies in Arabic and English.
 Handling media relation activities.
 Handling internal communications, and official government communications.
 Supervising social media activities and content.
 Writing proposals for clients’ activities and initiatives.
 Developing status reports and presenting them.

PR ACCOUNT MANAGER at Viola Communications
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2014 to December 2016

 Contributing to the development of focused PR campaigns.
 Supporting content development for PR and Social Media.
 Liaising with clients and establishing sound relationships to ensure retention.
 Maintaining a strong network of media contacts through face-to-face meetings, attending networking events and regular communications.
 Handling PR and social media projects for multiple clients.
 Developing news angles and pitches to enhance clients’ public profile.
 Fulfilling clients’ KPIs and growing accounts.
 Researching for new business, supporting new business pitches, and developing proposals.
 Monitoring the media, for potential client exposure opportunities.
 Attending client meetings and preparing reports.
 Supporting the organisation of clients’ press events.

SENIOR PR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE at ACTION GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2011 to June 2013

 Assisting the Account Director and contributing to strategies development.
 Ensuring smooth running of day-to-day operations and meeting clients’ deadlines.
 Building and maintaining strong relationships with the media.
 Researching and pitching editorial opportunities on behalf of multiple clients.
 Monitoring the media (print, broadcast, newswires and blogs), for clients’ potential exposure opportunities.
 Attending clients’ meeting and developing reports.  Collating, analysing, evaluating media coverage, and producing improvement recommendations.
 Undertaking research for new business proposals and presenting to potential new clients.

PR & MARKETING SPECIALIST - MARKETING at I SEE ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2010 to May 2011

 Supporting the Marketing Director in developing PR and Marketing strategies.
 Building relationships with potential sponsors, suppliers and key media contacts.
 Handling all the PR related matters to showcase the brand ‘I SEE Entertainment & Events’.
 Managing PR and Communication tasks for the Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship (ADFC), which was the first MMA event to be held in the UAE, and one of the biggest sporting events in the MENA Region.
 Collating, analysing, evaluating media coverage, and producing improvement recommendations.
 Willingness to push thinking in new directions for the company.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE at BRANDMOXIE
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2009 to July 2010

 Ensuring smooth running of day-to-day activities with clients.
 Managing relationships with clients and developing business.
 Supporting the organisation of a CSR initiative - a monthly Seminar called “Tamakkan”, which supports young entrepreneurs and offers them a platform to network and present their ideas, and receive tips and advice from highly experienced and successful Businessmen.
 Supporting BrandSouq - a purveyor of premium corporate gifts and marketing products.

MARKETING COORDINATOR at Feel Your Tempo
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2009 to July 2010

 Conducting Market Research and competitors’ analysis.
 Supporting the setup of the Marketing, Pricing, and Distribution Strategies.
 Supporting the creation of the Business Development plan and implementing it.
 Presenting the Magazine at official events

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY
  • August 2016
Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY
  • January 2008

Specialties & Skills

Event Management
Strategic Communications
Media Relations
Social Media
Content Writing
Up to date with social media trends
Excellence in negotiating and resolving conflicts
Responsible and reliable person
Monitoring performance metrics
Proficiency in developing strategies and plans
Talent in developing Arabic & English Content
Competency in managing events
Networking and managing people
Crisis Communications
Excellent presentation skills

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Training)
Training Institute:
Google
Date Attended:
July 2019
Three day courses in Proactive selling skills, effective presentation skills, and customer relations (Training)
Training Institute:
North Western Management and Training Consulting
One day course in Events Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Pinnacle PR
Duration:
7 hours
One day course in Press Release writing (Training)
Training Institute:
Pinnacle PR
Duration:
7 hours