MediaWise appoints Lim as S'pore GM

MediaWise Singapore has appointed Patricia Lim as general manager, succeeding Doreen Neo who left the agency for MediaCorp in October. Lim joins the OMD agency from a previous role as group account director at Initiative. The agency has also hired Dang Bacosa as general manager in the Philippines. In addition. OMD Malaysia has lured Karen Thong away from MEC to become strategic planning director.