MMG appoints Bashar Kharbat as PR director

MMG has announced the appointment of Bashar Kharbat as its new corporate communications and PR director.
Bashar spent around 12 years as country manager for Saudi Arabia at ASDA’A Burson, overseeing the operations of the Saudi team in Riyadh and Jeddah.
MMG CEO Stewart Macphail said: “Bashar recently joined the management team adding more focus to our communication activity across the company.”
Macphail added: “We needed to improve communication with the employees, shareholders, and the public and private sectors, especially in the forthcoming months as MMG continues to execute its recovery plans.:
The CEO said: “Bashar will enhance the communication channels and line up a new PR strategy that provides clear and transparent communication on progress of our business plans.”
Throughout his career Bashar played a significant role in securing new businesses, including some of ASDA’A B-M’s key accounts.
His long-honed expertise at ASDA’A placed him as a prominent reference in the PR and media industry across the region and gave him access to some of the key entities operating in oil, gas, banking, telecom, power, retail, consumer and health care industries.