HEADLINES: Wang loses battle with cancer

<p>Howard Wang, who helped set-up Bozell and built Carat into a media </p><p>company handling hundreds of millions of dollars in Asia-Pacific, has </p><p>died after a short battle with cancer. He was 47. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Mr Wang spent the past two decades as business manager and advisor to </p><p>major companies in the region and was the first Hong Kong Chinese to </p><p>take up a top regional job for a multinational agency. He was most </p><p>recently regional CEO of Carat Asia-Pacific, however his experience has </p><p>not been limited to the advertising industry. Mr Wang has also been head </p><p>of marketing at Citibank and Bank of America. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

Howard Wang, who helped set-up Bozell and built Carat into a media

company handling hundreds of millions of dollars in Asia-Pacific, has

died after a short battle with cancer. He was 47.



Mr Wang spent the past two decades as business manager and advisor to

major companies in the region and was the first Hong Kong Chinese to

take up a top regional job for a multinational agency. He was most

recently regional CEO of Carat Asia-Pacific, however his experience has

not been limited to the advertising industry. Mr Wang has also been head

of marketing at Citibank and Bank of America.