Linke most recently spent four years at Saatchis Singapore where he was ranked in Campaign Brief's Top 100 'Hotshot creatives in Asia'. He has also received over 90 awards from shows such as Cannes, Clio, One Show, D&AD and the Spikes.
"Birger is an amazing craftsman of communications in a multitude of media," said Smail.
"We look forward to him helping to raise the bar on our execution and doing things that have never been done in the market."