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Anil Sunil
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Gehani John
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Managing director Founder and CEO
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ZABADANI REAL ESTATE ASDA’A BURSON-MARSTELLER
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Vice chairperson and CEO
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LANDMARK GROUP
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IN 1993, RENUKA WAS THE MAIN LAST DECEMBER ASDA’A BURSON- R
player behind the creation of Marsteller picked up two major wins S
Splash, the high-street fashion – Middle East Consultancy of the Year
brand, and has been involved with and Social Media Communications – T
Landmark Group, one of the region’s at the Gold Standard Awards in Hong U
largest retailers for over 20 years. Kong. The awards were for the social
At Landmark, she has guided the media campaign #AvayaEngage, which V
IN 1990, ANIL GEHANI FOUNDED group’s corporate strategy, helped said a lot about the company’s founder, W
Zabadani Real Estate, which over strengthen its fashion and hospitality Sunil John, who is constantly pushing
the last 25 years has grown into one businesses, and spearheaded the his company forward to ensure it stays X
of the most successful and trusted company’s international expansion ahead of the competition and responds
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names in real estate. Just over 28 and moves into the world of to evolving market needs.
years from its inception, Zabadani e-commerce. The group currently At the heart of the public relations Z
Real Estate is now made up of 25 has 2,400 outlets and a customer base business in the Middle East for more
experienced team members who of more than 30 million people across than two decades, John has shaped
provide the gamut of real estate and the Middle East, North Africa and the ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller to be the
advisory services, including the selling Indian subcontinent. benchmark PR consultancy in the
and leasing of apartments, serviced In April 2017, Jagtiani and her Arab World. Its Arab Youth Survey has
apartments, villas, luxury properties, husband, Micky, were inducted into become a key agenda-setter for Middle
office, retail warehouses and staff the Retail Hall of Fame at the World East businesses and policymakers,
accommodation, as well as more Retail Congress. “At Landmark, our revealing the attitudes and opinions
specialised services such as feasibility focus is value, and we value those of more than 3,000 Arab youth. A
studies and surveys. whose lives we touch,” she said. unique thought leadership initiative,
Notably, over the years Gehani has and one of the most widely cited pieces
been personally involved in a number of public opinion research on the
of important deals and negotiations, region by media throughout the world,
and made national headlines in 2014 200 its importance can’t be overstated.
for his work in selling five “world Last year, the company picked up
islands” off the coast of Dubai, which The number of Splash stores a raft of new clients, including ADNOC,
saw him negotiate with an unnamed that are now open across 14 Visa, Roche Diagnostics, HTC and the
Bollywood star on a $19m deal. countries in the MENA region UAE Federal Tax Authority.
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