Saatchis appoints top suit Ong for UOB business

Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore has bolstered its new UOB account team with the hire of Media/R3 'suit of the year' June Ong to lead the credit card segment of the newly-won business. Ong will take on the role of senior account director and departs from JWT, where she spent seven years, working most recently on the highly-awarded Pfizer Listerine PocketPaks campaign. The agency has also made two more hires, to work across all of its accounts. Didi Sutsina joins as senior strategic planner from Amsterdam creative hotshop Kessels Kramer. In addition, the agency has appointed copywriter Kelly Putter, most recently of Ogilvy Singapore. "We have a very simple policy when it comes to our people, surround yourself with the best," said Saatchis Singapore chief executive officer Michael Rebelo.