SHANGHAI: Zenith Media has poached Carat regional director Alex
Abplanalp to head the agency's China operations as managing
director.
At the same time, MindShare has appointed Andre Nair chief executive
officer of its Indian subcontinent operations, a move that comes almost
a year after he quit as managing director of Starcom Hong Kong and
China.
Abplanalp - who worked at Zenith for about three years before moving to
Carat in early 1999 - was part of the key regional management team
responsible for Carat's expansion across the region over the past three
years. Earlier this year, he was seconded from Tokyo to lead the
agency's successful Philips' pitch.
However, Abplanalp won't start at Zenith until January next year because
of contractual obligations. Abplanalp will be based in Zenith's Shanghai
office.
Meanwhile, Nair's job will be to lead MindShare and Maximize operations
in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bang- ladesh. Nair will be based in
Mumbai and takes up his new role from next month.
