Dubai, UAE, November 24, 2016: Sunil John, the Founder Chief Executive Officer of ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller, has been presented with the Chairman's Award at the Middle East PR Awards 2016.

Sunil was recognized with the honor throughout a glittering ceremony organized by the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA), which was held at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai on Wednesday evening.

The Chairman's Award, one of the top prizes at the industry's biggest event, is given to an individual for their overall contribution to the Public Relations career in the Middle East and was turned over by Brian Lott, Chairman of MEPRA.

In a speech throughout the ceremony, Sunil dedicated his honor to the roster of senior PR professionals that have aided construct the field in the region, as well as revealing his confidence in the sector's future.

" The Public Relations market today provides a huge possibility for youngsters, particularly young Arabs-- and also it's superb to see just how it is bring in several of the leading skills in the market place," Sunil stated. "Just by taking a look around this evening, I am convinced that the future of our career is in exceptionally qualified hands."

Sunil has actually gone to the heart of the region's public relationships industry for more than 20 years, and also founded ASDA'A in 2000. In 2001, together with 4 peers in the industry, Sunil likewise assisted discovered MEPRA, the region's firstly representative body for public relations and communications professionals and also trainees.

Because 2008, Sunil has been the driver behind the yearly ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, a special thought management effort, and among the most widely cited pieces of public opinion research on the region by media throughout the world.

Sunil was additionally the initial PR professional from the Middle East to receive the Outstanding Individual Achievement SABRE Honor (EMEA), from the Holmes Record in 2014.

The Chairman's Award capped an additional exceptional evening for ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller. The eighth annual Arab Youth Survey aided the Agency to obtain the MEPRA Gold honor in the Company Online reputation group. This follows a year in which the Study carried out 3,500 interviews with young Arab nationals in 16 countries, concluding with expert analysis that made real global impact. In the Media Relations classification, the Firm likewise won a silver award for its work with the Arab Young people Survey, that made front-page headlines in top-tier papers all over the world.

In addition, ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller won a Silver Award in the Live Event, Lunch or Feat Honor for its work on the GEMS Education's Global Education and Skills Forum.

In the Financial Communications group, the Company collected a silver honor for a first-of-its-kind Islamic Banking Index developed particularly for Emirates Islamic Bank, which was showcased at the 2nd Global Islamic Financial Top in Dubai in October 2015.

Currently in its eighth year, the Middle East PR Awards acknowledges agencies, corporates, groups as well as individuals who have actually shown remarkable roi, creative thinking and also calculated effect.