Effectively immediately, Harvey will oversee operations in both Australia and New Zealand.
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Patricio De Matteis exits Dentsu ANZ CEO position, New Zealand's Rob Harvey steps up
Sarah Golding steps down from T&Pm after 23 years
Global partner plans to take some time off before looking for her next role.
Audrey Kuah to exit VML APAC co-CEO role, Yi-Chung Tay takes sole charge
Kuah, who took on the Wunderman Thompson APAC CEO role in September 2023, exits after nearly 18 months, during which she oversaw the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R.
GroupM axes global agency CEO roles in major centralisation push
EssenceMediacom, Mindshare and Wavemaker brands will still operate globally and local market CEOs will retain their roles.
Dentsu China CEO Chun Yin Mak steps down after one year in role
Mak will be succeeded by Guang Cui, currently CEO of Dentsu Creative China, marking the latest in a series of leadership changes across the Group.
Spark Foundry UK names new chief executive as Pete Edwards departs
Edwards joined Spark Foundry in 2019 as chief client officer.
Tarun Jha exits Havas Creative India after 12 months as CEO
The former head of marketing for Skoda who joined Havas Creative India in March 2023 is now leaving 'to pursue new interests'.
Looking back, looking forward: Tze Kiat Tan, BBDO Asia
In a fresh series, APAC adland CEOs share their hopes and fears for the year ahead and reflect on 2023. In this edition, we chat with Tze Kiat Tan, CEO of BBDO Asia.
Only 22% of CMOs say their jobs are understood by other C-suite executives
TOP OF THE CHARTS: According to a new survey by McKinsey, the gap between CEOs and CMOs is widening. CEOs claim to know what marketing chiefs do, but not every CMO agrees.
Dentsu appoints new CEO for Merkle China
Derek Huang, former head of marketing shared service at Yum China, returns to Dentsu to lead Merkle China, succeeding Hawk Liu.
Grey Tokyo's Yukiko Ochiai on celebrating the agency's 60th anniversary, empowering women and more
On the occasion of Grey Tokyo’s 60th anniversary, president and CEO Yukiko Ochiai shares her inspirational career stories, thoughts on female empowerment across Japan's ad landscape, her vision for the future, and more.
Planning for uncertainty: Five considerations from a creative agency chief
BMB's Jason Cobbold shares five things to keep in mind as you start planning for 2024.
Daniel Zhang suddenly exits Alibaba Group as new chairman and CEO takes over
In a surprise move, Zhang has resigned as head of Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence Group, after stepping aside from his position as chairman and CEO earlier this year.
MRM appoints Jonathan Beh as China CEO
As a digital marketing veteran of programmatic and performance marketing, Beh joins MRM from IPG's sister agency, Kinesso.
Dentsu Malaysia appoints new CEO as Kien Eng Tan announces retirement
Audrey Chong was previously CEO of Universal McCann Malaysia.
Agency CEO confessions: Reflections on four years in the role
DDB Hong Kong's CEO Andreas Krasser gets unapologetically candid about what keeps him up at night four years into the role, navigating uncertainty, and the lessons on leadership that you won't find on his LinkedIn feed.
Alibaba Group names new chairman and CEO
In a surprise succession plan, Alibaba has announced a new chairman and chief executive to replace Daniel Zhang. The e-commerce major has been struggling to bounce back post-Covid.
Creative alchemy: Ogilvy's Chris Reitermann dives into AI's advertising abyss
SHANGHAI ZHAN PODCAST: AI promises to usher a transformative change across industries. Chris Reitermann, co-CEO, Ogilvy Asia and CEO of Ogilvy, Greater China, discusses its magical potential for advertising and its harmonious symphony with human creativity.
McCann Worldgroup China CEO Emily Chang exits
Chang, former CMO of Starbucks China, joined the agency over two years ago.
Why EssenceMediacom agency leaders in Asia feel ready to compete
The APAC and China CEOs of WPP's newest media agency take Campaign behind its merger strategy and discuss how it plans to operate against a challenging economic and social backdrop.