50 over fifty

Our second annual Over 50 list celebrates the industry’s accomplished leaders aged 50+, whose lasting impact, team-building instinct and entrepreneurial drive continue to shape media and marcomms across APAC.

An idea-driven entrepreneur, Prabhu defies limitations by giving independent firms a stronger voice in a communications industry dominated by holding companies.

With age-defying drive, Yamamura’s imprint cuts across generations, spurring entrepreneurs to meet the business challenges of new media ventures.

Becoming Championship director at the European Tour and 54 Asia's driver of top line revenue, Jones hits the green with resilience and purpose.

Through pandemic, sovereign debt crisis, and political transition, Bartlett has kept MullenLowe Sri Lanka growing while building institutions that endure.

What makes Hooi’s impact a legacy is that it endures even when she is not in the room. Her systems remain in use and her mentorships still bloom new emerging talents.

Relocating from LA to Singapore to lead one of the largest agency transformations in the industry, Hobba has built an 18-market operating model from the ground up for one of the world's biggest media accounts.

From IBM's first e-commerce transaction to building a global media technology company across five continents, Ramachandran continually bridges the gap between physical media and digital accountability.

From resurrecting a failing business to building Malaysia's most admired locally owned agency, Tay has become a lightning rod for the local agency scene.

Jabal has spent decades repositioning reputation management from a tactical function into a leadership discipline grounded in governance and measurable trust.

Through clarifying roles, strengthening client confidence, and refining market positioning, Fibriyanti demonstrates that great results can come from the best teams, anywhere in the world.

Building Hong Kong's second-largest OOH operator from scratch during a pandemic, Petignaud applies cultural fluency to grow business impressively.

Behind Publicis APAC's industry-leading new business performance in recent years is Rajesh Mahtani, the strategist who turned pitch craft into an institutional discipline.

Without any privileged head start, Harite has risen to lead Lenovo's corporate citizenship across 13 Asia Pacific markets, impacting millions of lives along the way.

From a household steeped in media and public discourse to building one of India's leading integrated PR firms, Mantri has invested decades in proving the critical importance of strategic communication.

From professionalising search marketing in London to building Microsoft Advertising's operations in Japan and China from scratch, Seckold has consistently delivered more scope and impact for advertisers.

With nearly three decades elevating financial marketing from support function to strategic growth engine, Lee is the leader younger colleagues say they want to grow up to be like.

From a one-person office to 250 employees and the first Indian woman to lead Landor APAC, Raghavan's story proves that creativity will always find a way forward.

Whether promoting health education in Myanmar, probing Chinese supply chains or authoring influential books on strategy, Sinha has spent decades busting boundaries across markets and disciplines.

From building billion-dollar brands at Coca-Cola to a pioneering promotion at Bain, Joanna Lu's post-50 chapter proves that deep operational experience is a strategic superpower in the digital age.