TOKYO: Long-time Saatchi & Saatchi executive Graham Thomas has
resigned as chief executive of its agency in Japan and will return to
the UK by year end.
Chris Foster has been promoted to take over from Thomas, who set up the
new Saatchi office in Tokyo in late in 1999 after the jointly-operated
Saatchi/Bates operation was de-merged.
Foster joined the agency three years ago as regional director for
Procter & Gamble and was responsible for the launch of Ascend, rated as
one of the best launches by the consumer goods company.
Thomas opened the agency with five clients and followed up by winning
accounts from Pernod Ricard, Transitions Optical and United Airlines.
