BatesAsia's Gordon Jones to head DDB Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY - DDB Vietnam has appointed Daniel Gordon Jones from BatesAsia as general manager.

Gordon Jones will report to Dinh Ba Thanh, chairman and CEO of Vietnam Advertising Group, with which DDB is affiliated. He joins from Bates Vietnam where he was general manager.

His tasks include the day to day running of the agency, building the team and company strategy, Dinh Ba Thanh said: "We selected Daniel as he has a wealth of experience in Vietnam having worked upon successful long term campaigns for brands such as Heineken, Nokia and Honda.”