BBH lures ex-Fallon director for regional role

BBH Asia Pacific has appointed Ara Hampartsoumian to the position of business director, based in Singapore. Hampartsoumian was previously at Fallon Singapore, where he was regional business director, and will now handle a number of BBH's key accounts across the region, including new win British Airways. His appointment follows news of Fallon Asia co-founder Yang Yeo's own decision to leave Fallon (Media, January 18), and also means that Ara joins his brother, Shanghai CEO Arto Hampartsoumian, at BBH.