Agency winners
Weber Shandwick MENAT dominated the evening with 26 wins, followed by Gambit Communications with 18 awards, securing their positions as leaders across popular categories. Weber Shandwick MENAT also claimed Large Agency of the Year, while Current Global MENAT was named Medium Agency of the Year, and The Romans took home Small Agency of the Year.

Individual honours
The Chairperson’s award was conferred upon Scott Armstrong (founder, Mentl) for accelerating mental health advocacy, whereas Brian Lott of Mubadala Investment Company won the Best Communicator of the Year. Tala Majzoub of HAVAS Red ME won the ‘Dave Robinson’ award for Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year, and Fathimath Nooha of Murdoch University won the Outstanding Student Campaign.

Kate Midttun, MEPRA Chairperson, commented, “MEPRA Awards has become a vital benchmark for recognising PR brilliance and exceptional talent in the Middle East’s PR and communications sector.  This has been a standout year for creative resilience, and work across the communications spectrum has been truly astounding. The honorees have showcased the power of PR to inform and engage, elevating the art of an insightful communications approach. Congratulations to all the winners tonight, and we would like to thank them for redefining excellence benchmarks, motivating the entire fraternity to gear up for the upcoming year.”

The 2025 awards were supported by Gambit Communications (Diamond Partner), TAQA (Platinum Partner), Weber Shandwick MENAT and CARMA (Gold Partners), along with Mubadala, Kibsons, SEC Newgate Middle East, Telum Media, Burson, Place Communications, First and Ten Productions, Current Global MENAT, Matrix Public Relations and AMEC.

View the full list of  2025 MEPRA winners here.

Stephanie Thng has taken on a new role as Associate Partner at ACID. Based in Singapore, she works with business founders, startups, and companies on strategic communications, media relations, brand narrative development, and executive positioning.

Stephanie's prior communications experience includes roles at Fullerton Fund Management, Aberdeen Asset Management and iFAST. She currently also serves as the Head of Communications for Femtech Association Asia in an advisory capacity.

FTI Consulting has named Jason Leow as Senior Managing Director in its strategic communications segment.

Based in Singapore, Jason brings more than 25 years of experience in financial communications, C-suite advisory and stakeholder engagement across Asia, Europe and the US. In his new role, he will work with the Asia leadership team and the firm’s global Senior Managing Director group to drive growth across Southeast Asia and strengthen alignment across FTI Consulting’s international strategic communications network.

Jason will also oversee the firm’s insights and analytics offering in Asia, collaborating across business segments to deliver integrated, multidisciplinary support to clients.

“Jason’s leadership comes at a pivotal time as we accelerate our growth across Asia,” said Tom Evrard, Head of Southeast Asia Strategic Communications at FTI Consulting. “His reputation in the region is second to none, and his experience as both a journalist and an in-house communications leader gives him a unique ability to shape narratives and advise clients through complex situations. We’re thrilled to welcome him to FTI Consulting.”

Jason added, “Boards and CEOs in Southeast Asia are navigating an era of unprecedented scrutiny and complexity. I am excited to join FTI Consulting because of its unique ability to combine deep data analytics with strategic counsel. I look forward to deploying the firm’s full suite of capabilities to help leaders protect value during critical transitions and make confident, evidence-based decisions.”