Move and win roundup: Week of June 16, 2025

WPP has appointed Sharon Ho as managing director, delivery and client transformation in China. She will oversee WPP’s recently opened Operations and Delivery Hub in Wuxi and report to Chris Reitermann, WPP President in China. With over 15 years of experience transforming businesses and building high-performing teams, before joining WPP, Ho was most recently the China CEO at IPG’s Initiative and was responsible for launching Digitas in China as managing director at Publicis. Earlier in her career, she worked at Publicis Sapient and BBDO and Proximity China. Ho was named as one of Campaign’s Women to Watch in 2022. In July 2024, WPP launched its Operations and Delivery Hub in Wuxi to accelerate its transformation. 

Bastion, an independent agency, has appointed Anna Cherry as managing director of Bastion Media Australia. She will oversee the media expansion and lead strategy, client relationships, and team development across the region. Before joining Bastion, she was the chief media officer of Clemenger BBDO. Prior to that, she held senior strategy roles in media agencies including PHD, Spark Foundry, and Dentsu. Bastion launched Bastion Media last December. Cherry was one of the winners of Campaign’s Women to Watch APAC in 2022.

Edelman Australia's chief client officer and former acting country manager, Amber Scotto Di Pert, is exiting the agency. She joined Edelman almost ten years ago in April 2016 as a director. She shared a post on LinkedIn about her departure last weekend. She wrote in the post that she doesn’t yet know what her “next chapter” entails, but is excited “for the future and what that may hold”.