ArabAd pick ups the heart and mind of Paul Banham, Executive Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson MEA, a man who ultimately wants to become better at everything he does and for whom good enough is never good. Here’s more about the British creative, fan of Chelsea, Hemingway and cigars.

Gender equality has made great strides in MENA’s marketing, although J. Walter Thompson Gulf’s Regional Planning Director, Mona Elsayed, suggests there is scope to be even more progressive.