Watson will return to the US after serving a decade at the agency in Japan.
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ceo appointment
Ji Watson steps down as McCann Worldgroup Japan CEO, Takashi Aoki to succeed
ceo appointment
japan
ji watson
McCann Worldgroup
Accenture Song names Japan chief as new APAC lead in global leadership overhaul
accenture song
ceo appointment
david droga
junichiro kurokawa
ndidi oteh
simone morandi
EXCLUSIVE: Japan head Junichiro Kurokawa will double-hat as Song's APAC lead, while SEA lead, Simone Morandi, expands his remit.
Patricio De Matteis exits Dentsu ANZ CEO position, New Zealand's Rob Harvey steps up
anz
ceo
ceo appointment
Dentsu
patricio de matteis
rob harvey
Effectively immediately, Harvey will oversee operations in both Australia and New Zealand.
Monks appoints Danny Lee as managing director for Greater China
ceo appointment
china
danny lee
md
monks
Danny Lee, previously the chief brand officer at Bosideng, steps into the role to replace Rogier Bikker, who departs after 16 years in China to return to Amsterdam.
WPP hires AKQA global CEO from Accenture
accenture
ajaz ahmed
akqa
baiju shah
ceo appointment
wpp
Baiju Shah replaces founder Ajaz Ahmed, who left in October 2024.
WPP recruits Microsoft exec Cindy Rose to replace Mark Read as CEO
ceo appointment
cindy rose
mark read
wpp
She is already a WPP non-executive director on its board.
Wavemaker China CEO exits, Nexus and Choreograph appoint leaders
ceo appointment
groupm
EXCLUSIVE: Jose Campon departs after four years with the agency, while GroupM announces new leadership for Nexus and Choreograph in China.
Nestlé appoints experienced marketer Laurent Freixe as new CEO
ceo appointment
global appointment
With over three decades of experience at Nestlé, Freixe will take over from Ulf Mark Schneider, who has led the company since 2017.
JJ Carter to succeed John Saunders as FleishmanHillard CEO
ceo appointment
fleishmanhillard
omnicom
Saunders will become the firm’s chairman in October and plans to move back to his native Ireland.
Whalar Group appoints Neil Waller and James Street as co-CEOs
ceo appointment
EXCLUSIVE: The duo will lead six business pillars and attempt to win more creative, not just creator, briefs with the hire of Christoph Becker as chief creative officer.
FCB India appoints Ashima Mehra as CEO
ceo appointment
fcb
Leo Burnett
Mehra has over 18 years of experience and was most recently at Leo Burnett India.
UM names Ben Crawford as CEO for Greater China
ceo appointment
UM
Crawford moves from Singapore's regional chief client officer role to helm the newly created position out of Shanghai.
Leo Burnett Group appoints CEO for Thailand
ceo appointment
Leo Burnett
BANGKOK - On-Usa Lamliengpol, chairman of the Leo Burnett Group Thailand has announced the appointment of Songkran Sethesompobe as CEO, following an extensive search.