Handford, a copywriter and art director, was promoted to the ECD role for Ogilvy in April last year. He has picked up awards for his work on American Express, The Economist and IBM during his career. Chan was promoted to ECD at Burnett in December 2005.
“We’re thrilled to have hired not just one, but two, award winning executive creative directors. Sandy and Simon’s arrivals are the most dazzling news for our staff for years,” said Sylvia Lee, managing director, M&C Saatchi Hong Kong.
