Our Team

Khaled Kafarsoussa

TPH DDB President KSA

19 years of experience largely in KSA with leading Advertising Groups and Multinational Brands; 1995 Publicis (Riyadh) as Communication Manager; 1997 Imprint (Lebanon) as Business Director; 1999 BCIG Aroldworldwide (Havas Group - Riyadh) as Communication Director, 2004 Leo Burnett (Publicis Group -Riyadh) as Group Communication Director.

 

Major Assignments/Brands: Burger King & Gulf Industry (diapers brands: Moony, Babyjoy & Superbaby); Vodatel, SaudiNet (STC), Citroen, HWB account (Holstein – Nova – Power Horse); Pizza Hut & Wendy’s; Tawuniya (insurance), Banque Saudi Fransi, Al Walimah rice, Punjabi rice, Doux, Coopoliva & Kudu.

 

Leading the communication strategy and implementation for major IPOs: Tawuniya, Almarai, Red Sea, National shipment Company of Saudi Arabia, Middle East specialized Cables.

 

Joined PDDB Riyadh as Managing Director in 2009.

Ali Baasiri

Executive Creative Director

An award winning & passionate creative director with solid 19 years of experience in the region on multiple prestigious regional and international brands ranging from B2B & B2C.

 

A people’s person who is always looking for creative challenges. Always in search of that big idea that will dazzle people and judges at the same time.

 

Graduated from the American University of Beirut in 98 with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and worked across international agencies ranging from Leo Burnett, JWT, and TBWA.

 

Led a large team of people for

7 years on one of the biggest brands: STC. Worked on a wide range of TV commercials across Europe and the Middle East including big campaigns with Real Madrid and Manchester United football clubs and stars like Ronaldo, Cassias, Michael Own, and Patrice Ivra.

 

Passionate about football and movies. Won numerous awards in Effie's, Dubai Lynx, and Mena Cristal and work featured in Shots.

 

Handled clients like: SABB, American Express, Arab National Bank, Jadwa Investment, Saudi Telecom, Zain Telecom, Nissan, Almarai, Mcdonald’s & P&G.

Sultan Tal

Sr. Communication Director

With over 9 years in the dynamic realm of advertising, Sultan have honed his skills within the advertising industry, collaborating with renowned agencies like VMLYR in Amman and Frame Communications in Doha.

 

During his tenure, he has had the privilege of managing multinational clients from diverse industries, including leading names such as Orange Telecom, Huawei, Almarai, Bank of Jordan, Exxon Mobil, and JTI. He has led teams and played a pivotal role in launching successful online and offline campaigns, all while leveraging his deep understanding of diverse markets and businesses.

 

Takes great pride of his ability to orchestrate successful campaigns, combining creativity with data-driven strategies to achieve exceptional results. His passion for advertising lies in its power to connect people and ideas, and he is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what effective advertising can achieve.

Rakan Kevin Abdulrahim

Communication Director

With a German/Lebanese background, Rakan was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, cultivating a deep understanding of the Saudi market. Rakan earned his Bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut. During his academic journey, he displayed a strong commitment to engagement, actively participating in various strategic focus groups addressing both the concerns of the youth and broader societal issues.

With an impressive career spanning nine years, Rakan embarked on his professional journey at Ogilvy, where he managed and contributed to a diverse array of industries, including banking, telecommunications, automotive, logistics, social enterprises, and more. His portfolio presents collaborations with brands such as Virgin Mobile, SMSA Express, Alf Khair, King Khalid Foundation, Arab National Bank, Namya Holding, Volkswagen, American Express, World Defense Show, Coca-Cola, Siemens, and numerous others.

 

Rakan's solid dedication to excellence has led him to his current role as Communication Director at tph DDB, where he is self-assured to drive further growth for himself and his clients and embrace new challenges on the horizon.

Adnan Aldawi

Communication Manager

A Graduate from Arar college of technology class of 2013, with a major in Accounting. Driven by a strong sense of ethics, strongly believes in giving back and helping the disadvantaged by donating time and volunteering in events for the ill and less fortunate at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City since 2004.

Gaining four years of experience as an expediter, learning different traits along the way; including managing and fulfilling formal contracts, handling pressure, time management and most importantly interpersonal communication.

 

Joined tphDDB as a social media moderator in 2018. Ever since, Adnan has been managing social media accounts among various major local clients.
 

Aside from his social media role, Adnan has picked up a challenge upon himself where he expanded his role into account management and fully handled the BSF account with all of its internal & external communication activities.

Tawuniya, STCS, Lebara, TDF, BSF and Absher remains among the top clients Adnan has worked on across both fronts, account management and social media moderation.

Reema Alqasem

Arabic Creative Copywriter

A career of creative copywriting , during which she worked in many agencies, and with the most influential companies in the Middle East.

 

Reema is passionate about innovation and creative ideas. She derives her innovative ideas from what is around her. It is the Saudi society that draws inspiration from her creative ideas.

Reema has worked with many companies in various sectors and industries. She also worked with a number of clients at DDB