Omar Bakary
Head of Internal Communications at TikTok/ByteDance (Middle East, Turkey, Africa and South East Asia)
The move
MoveMubadala → TikTok
TitleGroup Internal Communications Senior Manager → Head of Internal Communications (Middle East, Turkey, Africa and South East Asia)
LocationAbu Dhabi → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE8.5
Total experience19.0 years
TikTok headcount10,001+ employees
TikTok industryEntertainment Providers
TikTok HQLos Angeles, California
TikTok typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Head of Internal Communications (Middle East, Turkey, Africa and South East Asia)Feb 2023 — Present
TikTok· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Group Internal Communications Senior ManagerAug 2019 — Jan 2023
Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Communications and Media Relations Manager - MENA, Turkey and IndiaJul 2018 — Jul 2019
GE Oil & Gas· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Internal Communications Lead, Shell IraqSep 2017 — Jul 2018
Shell· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Comunications, External Relations and Business Advisor, Shell IraqJun 2014 — Sep 2017Shell· Basrah, Iraq
- Internal Communications Senior Advisor, Upstream Joint VenturesSep 2013 — Jun 2014Shell· The Hague Area, Netherlands
- Communications Advisor, Shell EgyptSep 2009 — Sep 2013Shell· Cairo, Egypt
- Content Developer, GO MagazineOct 2007 — Apr 2009
SIFE SLC· Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Brand Consultant and DesignerNov 2006 — May 2009
Studio K· Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Education
- The German University in CairoBachelor’s Degree · Strategic Management / Innovation and Entrepreneurship2005 — 2009
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual