Angelina Hedra
Head of UAE Stores and Corporate Communications | Amazon
The move
MoveWeber Shandwick → Amazon
TitleAssociate Director → Head of Stores and Corporate Communications, UAE
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, French
Years in UAE16.2
Total experience13.6 years
Amazon headcount10,001+ employees
Amazon industrySoftware Development
Amazon HQSeattle, WA
Amazon typePublic Company
Career arc
- Head of Stores and Corporate Communications, UAEFeb 2025 — Present
Amazon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Stores PR Manager, GCC (UAE & Saudi Arabia)Aug 2023 — Mar 2025Amazon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Consumer & Corporate PR Manager, Middle East and North AfricaJun 2020 — Aug 2023Amazon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Associate DirectorJul 2018 — May 2020
Weber Shandwick· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Senior Account ManagerJul 2017 — Jul 2018Weber Shandwick· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- PR Manager (part-time, volunteer basis)Sep 2016 — Mar 2019
WASLA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Account ManagerJan 2016 — Jul 2017Weber Shandwick· United Arab Emirates
- Associate Account ManagerJun 2015 — Dec 2015Weber Shandwick· United Arab Emirates
- Senior Account ExecutiveJul 2014 — May 2015Weber Shandwick· United Arab Emirates
- Account ExecutiveOct 2012 — Jul 2014Weber Shandwick· United Arab Emirates
- InternSep 2012 — Nov 2012
Strategy& (prev. Booz & Company)· Dubai, UAE
- InternJul 2012 — Aug 2012
Hill+Knowlton Strategies· Cairo, Egypt - InternJan 2011 — Feb 2011
Education
- Lycee Francais du Caire (LFC)French Baccalaureate · ES (Economie Sociale)1993 — 2008
- ISC Paris School of Management· Management and Economics2010 — 2010
- Misr International UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.) · Business Administration and Management, General2008 — 2012
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Limited working
- Spanish · Elementary
Top skills
PreziEvent ManagementBrand PerceptionMicrosoft WordStakeholder EngagementMicrosoft Excel
About
Communications leader with 10+ years of consumer, corporate, and crisis communications experience across tech, e-commerce, FMCG, automotive, health, entertainment, and lifestyle sectors. My passion for the industry and market knowledge have seen me work with a wide slate of regional and global brands including Jaguar Land Rover, General Motors, Netflix, Nike, TikTok, Henkel, Johnson's, Nestle, Majid Al Futtaim, and most recently Amazon.