Anup Oommen

Editor

Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and ITP Media Group. His industry experience spans across broadcast, print, digital, and new media, with renowned reportage and key interviews with ministers, government leaders, and C-suite executives across the business, banking, construction, education, energy, healthcare, hospitality, media and marketing, retail, and real estate sectors. As such, he's an expert at differentiating trustworthy information from alternative "news", and identifying key trends and challenges within various industries. A well-rounded communicator who has resided in Dubai, New York, New Delhi, and Bangalore, Anup is also recognised industry-wide for moderating panels, focus groups, and board level discussions with high-net-worth-individuals, diplomats, influencers, and key stakeholders to unearth knowledgeable and experienced opinions and analyses, as well as unbiased and actionable intelligence. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968. Previously, as the Director of Operations and Communications at Prestidge Group, he led the company’s people, processes, resources, technology, and innovation verticals. Anup catalysed the planning and implementation of successful business strategies, oversaw operational growth, mitigated and managed risks, ensured disciplined execution of strategies, and helped scale the business, with a prime focus on performance, clients, employees, innovation, continuous improvement, as well as diversity and inclusion. Anup is a Gold Medallist in his Master's degree in Mass Communication and has been honoured with the prestigious UAE Golden Visa for his excellence in journalism. When he's not at work, Anup is seen playing basketball, football, scuba diving, reading, practicing martial arts, and "dog"-venturing with his pups.