Manal Naboulsi
Luxury · Fashion · Beauty · Dubai

Manal
Naboulsi

LVMH Business Lead · Middle East & India

Publicis Media Luxe

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15+Years in media & marketing
30+Luxury & beauty Maisons served
6Global agency networks
3Languages · Arabic, French, English
Profile

I've spent fifteen years growing the world's luxury Maisons in the Middle East.

Today I lead the LVMH business across the Middle East and India at Publicis Media Luxe. I'm a trusted advisor to the Maisons I look after and their single point of contact across every practice, from strategy through to delivery.

I started out in FMCG and found my passion in luxury. Along the way, at OMD, Wavemaker, Havas, MediaCom and Initiative, I've led fashion, jewellery, watch, fragrance and beauty brands across offline, digital, social, programmatic and e-commerce.

The Maisons

Some of the names I've helped grow.

From global groups to individual Maisons and luxury retailers, a selection of the brands I've led or managed at global, regional and local level.

LVMHGroup
ChanelFashion · Beauty · Jewellery
RichemontGroup
HermèsFashion · Leather Goods
Coty LuxuryFragrance · Beauty
PuigFragrance · Fashion
Dolce&GabbanaFashion
Level ShoesLuxury Retail
Ralph LaurenFashion
Expertise

I own the relationship, and the result.

Client leadership & growth

I'm a trusted advisor to senior marketers. Together we set each year's ambition, and I lead the partnership end to end, growing it as the brand grows.

Commercial stewardship

I treat the P&L with the same care as the brand. Every agreement is honoured, and every forecast and KPI is kept firmly in hand.

Communications & localisation

I review each Maison's communications as a whole, find where the global story has yet to land in the region, and recommend how to make it resonate locally, from collaborations and partnerships to the channels and moments that matter here. Always faithful to its codes.

Teams & transformation

I build exceptional teams and refined ways of working, and bring in new tools that lift performance and raise both the quality and the pace of delivery.

Manal Naboulsi
“I started in FMCG. I found my calling in luxury.”
Career

My path through the region's leading agencies.

  • 2024 – Now

    LVMH Business Lead, Middle East & India

    Publicis Media Luxe

    I lead the LVMH business across the Middle East and India.

  • 2021 – 2024

    Media Director, Business Lead

    Initiative · Coty Luxury & Beauty

    I owned the client relationship, the P&L and the transformation roadmap across all disciplines.

  • 2021

    Senior Media Manager

    MediaCom · Richemont, Cartier

    I rebuilt the media plan structure and delivered ten campaigns in two months.

  • 2018 – 2021

    Account Director

    Digital360

    I led integrated media, social and performance strategy, and the social media team.

  • 2016 – 2018

    Media Manager, Luxury & Beauty

    Havas Media Group · Chanel, Puig, Chalhoub brands

    I grew lower-spending clients' budgets by 65% in 24 months and won back accounts the agency had lost.

Earlier: Wavemaker (Nestlé, Wyeth), OMD UAE (Etihad, Jumeirah), Bayt.com.

Languages

Arabic and French, native · English, full professional

Education

Lebanese American University · International Business & Marketing

Manal Naboulsi
Contact

I'd love to hear from you.

Whether it's a partnership, a collaboration or a conversation about luxury, write to me.

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