DiGi appoints new head of marketing

KUALA LUMPUR - DiGi, the Malaysian telco operator, has hired former Maxis chief marketer Tom Schnitker (pictured) as its new head of marketing.

The South African’s arrival sees co-heads of marketing Albern Murty and Loong Tuck Weng move to head of strategy and new business, and head of regional development, respectively.

Schnitker joins at a critical point in the development of Malaysia’s telco industry, as the market saturates and the big players attempt to move their customers from pre- to post-paid contracts.

He has been meeting agencies Naga DDB - which created DiGi’s ‘Yellow man’ campaign - and Grey Kuala Lumpur, the agency appointed (Media, 29 January) to handle the telco’s Malay and youth marketing activities.