| Campaign compiles a new 'Move and win roundup' as each week
progresses. This edition will cover April 13 through April 17, 2026. Catch up on past people moves and business wins. |
Havas Media Network Singapore has appointed Teresa Goh as general manager of Havas Play Singapore. She will report into Pankaj Nayak, CEO, Havas Media Network Singapore and president, SEA, Havas Media. Meanwhile, Kenny Yap has exited the CEO role after nearly nine years with the group. In her new position, Goh will lead Havas Play’s strategic direction and growth in Singapore, overseeing client partnerships, integrated campaign development and business expansion across social, content, influencer and performance marketing, while working with regional leadership to scale the Havas Play offering. She joins from MOI Global, where she was APAC general manager from 2025 to 2026, following more than five years with the B2B agency in Singapore. Before that, she spent just over two years at The Smart Local, most recently as country head of Social Makers, the integrated marketing arm created following TSL’s acquisition of influencer agency X10 Media, and earlier as VP of client services. She began her agency career at Dentsu Singapore as an account manager from 2016 to 2017. Departing CEO Yap joined Havas Media Network Singapore in 2017 as managing director overseeing integrated solutions across PR, social, content, influencer and performance marketing, before stepping up to chief operating officer of Havas Play in 2024 and then CEO in 2025.
Edelman has strengthened its Public and Government Affairs capability in Southeast Asia with the appointment of Wai Leong Tang as head of Public and Government Affairs for the region. Based in Singapore, Wai Leong joins from H/Advisors and will advise CEOs and boards at the intersection of corporate reputation, public affairs and policy, as regional business decisions increasingly intersect with government priorities and regulatory change across Southeast Asia. The appointment is complemented by Kenn Yee’s role in public affairs, with a focus on technology and digital policy.
WPP Media Hong Kong has appointed Adrian Lee as chief client and operating officer, a newly created role in which he will help strengthen client leadership and operational excellence alongside Silas Ho. Lee brings extensive agency and client-side experience across Asia and Europe, and his hire adds to WPP Media Hong Kong’s recent talent investments as it builds on regional momentum.
AKQA Australia has appointed Kyle Duckitt as executive strategy director, where he will join the local leadership team and report to managing director Justine Leong. The move strengthens AKQA’s strategic capability in Australia, with Duckitt bringing global brand experience and a focus on innovation-led growth at the intersection of creativity and technology.
The Trade Desk has promoted Sonal P. from VP, South East Asia to VP, Client Services across APAC, expanding her regional remit as the company scales its client services function. The move is being framed as a key step in supporting growth across APAC, with praise for her commercial judgement and client leadership.
KFC India has appointed Suhayl Limbada as chief marketing officer. He jumps from KFC Thailand, where he spent just over four years, first as CMO from January 2022 before taking on the additional role of market lead in July 2024, assuming full P&L responsibility for the brand's 1,250-restaurant business. Under his tenure, KFC Thailand claimed Yum Brands' first-ever Cannes Lions Gold in Film and accumulated more than 80 creative accolades. Before Thailand, Limbada served as marketing director of KFC South Africa from May 2018 to January 2022, and prior to that spent two and a half years as KFC marketing manager for Africa, overseeing 16 markets. He began his career at Cadbury Schweppes in South Africa in 2006, spending nearly a decade across Cadbury, Kraft Foods and Mondelēz in South Africa and the EEMEA region before joining KFC. Limbada was named to Campaign Asia-Pacific's Power List in 2025. He announced the role on LinkedIn. He replaces Aparna Bhawal, who was appointed CMO for KFC India and partner countries in February 2023.
Danny Irsyaduddin Osman has departed TikTok, where he was head of brand partnerships, Singapore. He joined the tech company in 2021 as financial services and energy lead within the Southeast Asia brand partnerships team, before being promoted to deputy team lead for SEA in 2022 and team lead in 2023. In 2024, he took on leadership of TikTok's government and regulatory, travel and finance portfolios, before being elevated in 2025. He announced the departure on LinkedIn.
Simon Lawson, former managing director of PHD Australia, has launched Chilon Media Governance, an independent advisory firm. He spent nearly 14 years at PHD, an Omnicom agency, across three roles. He joined in 2012 as group business director on ANZ Bank, PHD Melbourne's foundation client, before stepping up as general manager of PHD Melbourne in 2017, where he worked with brands including AFL, Asahi, Tennis Australia and Swisse. He was appointed managing director of PHD Australia in 2021, a role he held until 2026. Through Chilon, Lawson will advise advertisers on media investment governance, agency relationship management and emerging trading models.
Tonic Communications has appointed Amelia Oberhardt as media and communications director, based in Brisbane. She joins from Subway, where she served as public relations and corporate social responsibility manager for Australia and New Zealand. She brings more than two decades of experience spanning radio, television, podcasting, public relations and event management. In her new role, she will work across Tonic's client roster, including recently secured Queensland accounts.
W Communications Malaysia has won several new accounts since launching in market in February 2026, including fintech platform Funding Societies and health and wellness brand LAC Malaysia. The wins span financial services, health and wellness, and hospitality, covering strategic communications counsel, creative launch support, thought leadership programmes, and influencer and KOL engagement across both B2B and B2C briefs.
Lacoste has appointed Phoebe Wong as director of marketing for Hong Kong and South APAC. Wong has taken the new role overseeing brand strategy across markets like Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia, and New Zealand, reporting to MD Alessandro Tomio and focusing on blending Lacoste’s tennis heritage with innovative storytelling for cultural relevance and growth. Previously head of marketing for APAC Partners at Lacoste since 2023, Wong brings experience from Aesop, MAMMUT, CJ ENM, and SPRG, amid the brand’s expansion, including its new Pedder Building flagship in Hong Kong.
Priya Kalidas has stepped down as head of Iris Singapore after nearly four years, including leading the 2025 merger with Cheil while retaining key clients like IMDA, Western Union, Alibaba Cloud, and Samsung Global Social. Kalidas will return to Malaysia and pursue new entrepreneurial ventures.
72andSunny Singapore has appointed Ross Henderson as managing director, bringing more than 15 years’ experience across strategy, creative and commercial roles in Asia-Pacific. He joins from M&C Saatchi World Services and will focus on growing the Singapore office as a regional hub for culture-driven work.
Indie agency Enigma has named Kate Sheppard as MD Sydney to bolster its leadership alongside CEO Lisa Sutton Gardner, CSO Dom Hickey, CCO Simon Lee, and CMO Justin Ladmore, amid new business wins like Australian Pork’s media account. With 20+ years at DDB and Connecting Plots, Sheppard reunites with Hickey to drive integrated creative-media growth in a tough market.
Vistar Media has appointed Haravin K as senior business director, Dawn Neca as account director, and Tissany Tan as account executive in Singapore to meet rising demand for programmatic digital out-of-home (pDOOH) across Southeast Asia. The hires, bringing expertise from Ogury, Amobee, The Trade Desk and more, aim to scale creative-led campaigns and strategic partnerships as brands seek sophisticated OOH execution.
Apple has recruited Mike Orgill, Uber's former head of public policy and government relations for Asia-Pacific, to support its supply chain diversification away from China toward markets like India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Orgill took up his new role with the iPhone maker this week, according to people familiar with the matter. Orgill is the former Airbnb GM at SEA, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Independent agency Bench Media is extending its full-funnel media strategy for global cycling e-retailer Bikes Online into the US, building on Australian success that combined brand-building video with performance tactics to beat channel saturation and drive double-digit growth in traffic and sales. Targeting key markets like California and Colorado, the approach integrates with Bikes Online’s in-house teams amid rising Google/Meta costs, aligning with the brand’s Reid Cycles acquisition and e-bike push.
Source: Campaign Asia-Pacific
