Lauren Ashford
Business Director
The move
MoveManning Gottlieb OMD → OMD MENA
TitleClient Account Director, John Lewis → Business Director
LocationLondon → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveYes · United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Total experience13.9 years
OMD MENA headcount51-200 employees
OMD MENA industryAdvertising Services
OMD MENA HQDubai, Dubai Media City
OMD MENA founded2002
OMD MENA typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Business DirectorMar 2023 — Present
OMD MENA· Full-time - Client Account Director - British AirwaysApr 2022 — May 2023OMD MENA· Full-time
- Client Account Director, John LewisNov 2018 — May 2022
Manning Gottlieb OMD· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
- Client Account Manager - John LewisMay 2017 — Nov 2018
- Planning Manager - Diageo GBJul 2016 — May 2017
Carat UK· London, United Kingdom
- Planning Executive - Diageo GBJul 2015 — Jul 2016
- Account Executive - Diageo EuropeSep 2014 — Jul 2015
Carat· london
- Account CoordinatorSep 2012 — Sep 2013
BLJ Worldwide· Doha, Qatar
- Trainee Account ExecutiveJul 2010 — Jul 2011
- Temporary AdministratorJun 2008 — Sep 2008
Links· Doha, Qatar
Education
- Bournemouth UniversityBA (Hons) · International Business2008 — 2012
- Bournemouth UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA · International BusinessPresent
- Doha CollegeA Levels · Business Studies, Geography, Biology2004 — 2008
Top skills
WindowsBusinessMicrosoft WordEvent PlanningAdministrative AssistantsMicrosoft Office