Lowe Manila names Clay ECD

MANILA - Lowe Manila has ended its six-month search for an executive creative director with the hire of Steve Clay.

Clay, most recently a freelancer working at Y&R Singapore, replaces former ECD Raul Castro, who left to join McCann Erickson Philippines in December 2006.

Clay previously held ECD roles at JWT Kuwait and Publicis Malaysia. Mariles Gustilo, Lowe Manila’s president, declined to comment on the appointment.