Synovate Hires MD for Three Gulf States

Clayton Buckley has joined Synovate as Managing Director for its offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Buckley will take responsibility for expanding and overseeing the company's business in these markets, but will also be actively involved in client work. He brings more than twenty-five years of marketing and brand experience with firms including Kraft and British American Tobacco; and has worked in Australia, England, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Most recently, he was VP of Marketing for Aujan Industries in Dubai. He has also spent time at Almarai in Saudi Arabia, managing the company's juices and beverage portfolio.

Kurt Thompson, CEO for Synovate in Central / Eastern Europe and the Middle East (CEEME), says Buckley's international marketing and brand background, 'coupled with his vast business and management experience, will be a tremendous asset to our clients' businesses in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iran'.

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