Parker is well known for his 20 year career within Publicis Groupe, rising to co-CEO at Starcom Media Group UK, before relocating to Dubai to help create Publicis Media as CEO of Middle East & North Africa.
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Twitter’s EMEA boss has announced his departure after eight years with the social media business.
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