Chan steps down as M&C China head
M&C Saatchi Hong Kong managing director Janice Chan has revealed she will step down to take a six-month break from work in May. <BR><BR> Hong Kong-based Chan (pictured) currently manages M&C's three Greater China offices, and will leave the agency after a five-year stint. M&C's Asia president and CEO Kim Walker, who is interviewing replacement candidates, said his priority was to find the "most appropriate fit culturally" to drive Hong Kong forward. Walker also credited Chan for helping "quadruple in size and profit" the Greater China operation, taking it from one office with 18 staff to 85 people in four offices. <BR><BR> Chan, who joined M&C as Hong Kong general manager in 2001 before being promoted to Greater China MD in 2003, said she was leaving to spend more time with her family. "It has been an invigorating, challenging and exciting time, but now I must look for a different direction," Chan said, noting that she was continuing to talk to other networks for post-break opportunities.
