Congratulations to Kenana Dahlan who was recently appointed as head of Edelman Saudi Arabia! The company is now the only international PR agency to have appointed a Saudi woman as the head of a regional branch.
“I look forward to leading a strong team at Edelman, which includes several young Saudi nationals who will continue to effectively communicate the Kingdom’s story,” Dahlan said. She studied communications from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and amassed more than a decade of experience working in strategic communications.
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— About Her (@AboutHerOFCL) June 14, 2021
According to Arab News, her previous roles include in-house positions at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, NEOM, the Vision Realization Office, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and other places. The communications professional stands out as an innovative thinker with strong corporate, government and brand/issue awareness acumen.
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— About Her (@AboutHerOFCL) June 9, 2021
Dahlan's impressive resume includes 130 successful campaigns and several high-profile projects such as Thuwal Inauguration, Invest Saudi participation in Mining Indaba, the Launch of the Line, and broadcast productions for Saudi National Day. “I passionately believe in the incredible social and economic transformation that the Kingdom is undertaking must be effectively communicated,” Dahlan said, according to Arab news.
