With over two decades of creative experience, the former chief creative of BBDO Greater China is bringing his talents to McCann Worldgroup, which has been shaking up its China leadership team over the past year.
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Arthur Tsang joins McCann Worldgroup as Greater China chief creative officer
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greater china
McCann Worldgroup
Forsman & Bodenfors' new global CCO on how creativity and inclusivity drive her vision
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forsman
global
justine armour
Justine Armour discusses her approach to leadership and her plans for expanding the agency’s global impact.
Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with juror Seung-jae Lee, CCO of Ideot
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spikes asia 2025
Lee, CCO of Ideot and 2025 Direct and Outdoor juror, shares insights on the agency’s journey, its award-winning campaign, and what it means to lead a Korean independent agency to Spike-winning success.
João Braga joins Publicis Groupe Hong Kong as global ECD
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creative
ecd
publicis groupe
Braga relocates to Hong Kong after serving for three years as the national chief creative officer at Wunderman Thompson Australia across three offices.
Iris Worldwide hires global chief creative officer
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chief creative officer
Menno Kluin will relocate to London from Ogilvy New York to take up the role.
Time magazine promotes Kristin Matzen to chief communications officer
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communications
She is the first person to hold the title at the media outlet.
Bid farewell to the big CCO ego
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chief creative officer
creatives
Global chief creatives are leaving the grandstanding behind to become mediators and mentors.
Valerie Madon joins McCann Worldgroup as SEA chief creative
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mccann
valerie madon
Madon, who has held lead creative posts at VMLY&R, Havas and Meta, starts in the newly-created role mid-May.
BBDO Greater China CCO set to exit the agency
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china
greater china
Creative leadership is set for a reshuffle at the shop as CCO Leong Wai Foong departs at the end of the month, Arthur Tsang, of BBDO China steps in.
Brand design in China enters early adulthood: JKR's René Chen
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china
creativity
design
shanghai
Commercial design in China is growing beyond an adolescence marked by uncertainty and imitation, according to the partner and CCO of JKR Shanghai. But even as brands become more bold and assured, more progress is needed to achieve full maturity.
R/GA appoints new global CCO and CXO
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tiffany rolfe
Tiffany Rolfe elevated from U.S. CCO to global CCO, Ben Williams promoted to global CXO from NY ECD as leadership shakeup continues at IPG shop.
BBH names China creative chief
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The agency promotes from within to replace the departing Arthur Tsang.
Isobar names global chief creative
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Former Digitas CCO Ronald Ng joins the network.
Kazoo Sato appointed as Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\HAKUHODO Japan
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japan
TBWA Hakuhodo
TOKYO, JAPAN – TUESDAY April 5, 2016 – TBWA\HAKUHODO Japan announced today the promotion of Kazoo Sato to the role of Chief Creative Officer, from Executive Creative Director – a role he held since 2012.
DATA POINTS: Research shows CCOs encroaching on CMO territory
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cmo
data
marketing
research
social media
weber shandwick
The percentage of global CCOs who have oversight for marketing increased by more than a third from 26 per cent in 2012 to 35 per cent in 2014, according to the fifth edition of "The Rising CCO" research by Weber Shandwick and Spencer Stuart. Social media, communications strategies and content publishing are high on the agendas of the CCOs surveyed, who are also hiring digital- and social-media experts and even developing relationships with key online influencers.
Peter Shen of Isobar China joins Cheil OpenTide as CCO
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chief creative officer
china
BEIJING - Peter Shen has turned up as the new chief creative officer of Cheil OpenTide Greater China, having been the top creative mind at rival agency Isobar since 2004.
Tim Doherty replaces Peter Shen as Isobar China chief creative officer
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chief creative officer
china
SHANGHAI - After being with Isobar for 10 years, chief creative officer Peter Shen will depart the agency in May to pursue personal endeavours and will be replaced by Tim Doherty.
Eddie Wong moves from DraftFCB to Innocean as China CCO
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chief creative officer
china
SHANGHAI - Eddie Wong has been appointed as Innocean's chief creative officer in China with effect from mid-March following his impending departure from Draftfcb China, where he is national executive creative director.
Extraterrestrial monkey sparks wake-up call about lack of creativity in 'Copycat China'
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china
creativity
MAINLAND CHINA - Commercial real estate developer Soho China's branding campaign for the launch of the Galaxy SOHO in Beijing was not what it first seemed—involving a monkey from outer space that beseeched the country to stop being a copycat empire.
Jimmy Lam fills Michael Dee's CCO spot at DDB in China
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chief creative officer
china
DDB
SHANGHAI - DDB has appointed AdFest president Jimmy Lam (pictured) as vice chairman and chief creative officer for North China following Michael Dee’s decision to leave the agency after six years.
Crisis management dealbreaker for global chief communications officers
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crisis management
weber shandwick
GLOBAL - Chief communications officers in Asia feel inadequatley equipped to deal with reputation threats in the form of social media crises, according to a new study by executive search firm Spencer Stuart and Weber Shandwick.
Sachin Ambekar moves from Y&R to Leo Burnett Sri Lanka
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chief creative officer
jakarta
COLOMBO - Sachin Ambekar has joined Leo Burnett Sri Lanka as chief creative officer. He joins from Y&R Jakarta where he was executive creative director.
Richard Irvine joins Publicis Malaysia
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chief creative officer
malaysia
Publicis
KUALA LUMPUR - Industry veteran Richard Irvine has joined Publicis Kuala Lumpur as its chief creative officer.
