Marie-Claire Maalouf
Marie-Claire Maalouf
Chief Creative Officer
Edelman
Biography
Throughout her career which started in 2006 at BBDO, Marie-Claire has worked with an extensive portfolio of both international and MENA brands. Some notable names include; Mars, J&J, PepsiCo, Essity, Van Cleef & Arpels, Reckitt, and Annahar Newspaper, among others and she worked on multiple initiatives and Pro bono projects driven by her purpose to add value and better the lives of others, one idea at a time.
Marie Claire's work has earned numerous awards in most international and regional shows including Grands Prix at Cannes and the only Yellow Pencil by D&AD for the Mena region in 2022. She was ranked as the third Most Awarded Executive Creative Director globally and the top-ranked professional in the region by The Drum World Creative Rankings in 2023 and stands among the top three most outstanding women in Advertising and Media in MENA for 2022.
In 2019, she also earned the esteemed title of ‘Next Creative Leader’ by the 3% Conference and The One Club for Creativity in Chicago.
Her penchant for injecting positivity into life has led to a certification in Professional Kinesiology Practice by ICPKP New Zealand and Kinesiocoach Dubai.
She has also done energy studies through the Pranic Healing system. She uses the tenets of what she learned to spread a positive culture through public speaking events with the people she works with and create a healthy, collaborative environment.