Mardinian becomes Evian’s brand ambassador

Joelle Mardinian is an award-winning beauty consultant, TV host, and founder of Maison De Joelle beauty salons.
Updated 07 July 2018
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Mardinian becomes Evian’s brand ambassador

Natural mineral water brand Evian has appointed Dubai-based beauty expert Joelle Mardinian as its brand ambassador in the Middle East region. 

Mardinian is a highly influential award-winning beauty consultant, TV host, and founder of Maison De Joelle beauty salons and Clinica Joelle aesthetic clinics across MENA. In the region, she began her TV journey on MBC with “The Joelle Show” where she realized her passion for beauty and a healthy lifestyle. Through her beauty empire, Mardinian offers a line of skin care and hair care products under the umbrella “Joelle Paris,” and has a whopping 7.9 million followers on Instagram. 

“Joelle Mardinian signifies what Evian’s ‘Live young’ spirit represents,” said Franck Escudier, marketing director for Evian Volvic International of Danone. “Joelle is an inspirational figure for many across the region. Her determination and focus on adopting and living a healthier lifestyle perfectly resonates with our brand. Complementing Evian’s ‘Live young’ spirit, which is about being able to reconnect with one’s youthful spirit to have a fresh, optimistic and open attitude toward life, Joelle is surely the right fit to further leverage our presence in the region,” Escudier added.

“I’m very excited and happy to be a part of the Evian family. I do my best to educate, inspire and help individuals to realize the inner beauty within themselves and with Evian going by the same values, believe I have found the perfect match to help pass on the message of living a well-balanced and successful lifestyle,” said Mardinian. 

Evian natural mineral water traces its roots to the birth of the millennial French Alps among the mountains and the glaciers. Each drop of Evian begins as rain or snow high in the pristine peaks of the French Alps, and then travels through a vast mineral aquifer deep within the mountains before being bottled directly from the unique source in Evian-Les-Bains.


Schneider Electric launches academy in Saudi Arabia to build future-ready talent

Updated 04 February 2026
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Schneider Electric launches academy in Saudi Arabia to build future-ready talent

Schneider Electric has announced the launch of the Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa in Saudi Arabia, a regional capability platform dedicated to skilling, upskilling, and knowledge sharing.

The launch comes at a critical moment as the Kingdom accelerates energy transition, industrial localization, and human capability development under Vision 2030. The academy reinforces the Kingdom’s leadership role in building future-ready talent while supporting industrial and energy transformation across the wider Middle East and Africa region.

The Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa is not a traditional training center; it is a regional platform translating Schneider Electric’s global energy technology expertise into applied capability for Saudi Arabia and the broader region. Anchored in Riyadh, the academy is designed to serve as a benchmark for skills development and enablement across the MEA.

The launch reflects Schneider Electric’s long-term commitment to investing in people and capabilities, and to supporting national priorities across energy, industry, and digital infrastructure.

Mohamed Shaheen, cluster president of Schneider Electric Saudi Arabia and Yemen, said: “This launch reflects our long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia and to building capability that lasts. After more than 40 years in the Kingdom, we continue to invest where impact matters most: in people. Launching the Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa from Riyadh underscores our belief that sustainable transformation is built on local capability and trusted partnerships.”

The academy directly supports Saudi Arabia’s focus on human capability development, localization, and Saudi-made outcomes by enabling the skills behind advanced energy systems, industrial automation, and digital infrastructure. Capabilities developed through the academy will support Saudi manufacturing, national projects, and resilient supply chains, while also strengthening regional industrial ecosystems.

“The Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa is designed to enable real outcomes,” said Walid Sheta, zone president for the MEA at Schneider Electric. “By equipping talent with future-ready skills across electrification, automation, and digital intelligence, we are strengthening Saudi and regional capability to design, operate, and lead the energy and industrial systems of the future.”

The launch event in Riyadh brought together senior government representatives, industry partners, customers, and Schneider Electric’s leadership, highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration in aligning education, skills development, and labor market needs.

Designed as a long-term platform, the Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa will continue to evolve through partnerships, programs, and continuous capability development, reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s role as a regional hub for skills, knowledge, and industrial enablement.