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Monks appoints Danny Lee as managing director for Greater China

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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.

Women to Watch 2021: Leilani Abels, Thrive PR + Communications

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Abels is evidence that firmly embedding values of inclusion and flexibility into a business leads to results—as she has nurtured Thrive into Australasia’s largest independent PR agency.

The top 10 exits and entrances of 2019

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Our cheeky annual look at APAC leadership changes was brought to you in 2019 by the letters D, A and N.

MRM McCann promotes new APAC MD

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Appointment is part of agency’s renewed focus on the region.

'NewCo' leadership takes shape in SEA

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MEC chiefs in Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia to lead newly merged agency with Maxus in their markets, while Singapore to be led by local Maxus leader.

Isobar promotes new APAC MD

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Rohan Lightfoot takes on the role from Sven Huberts.

Publicis appoints new Singapore MD

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Joanne Theseira will also continue her role as GM of Nurun.

Williams Lea Tag hires former Ogilvy Japan chairman for Japan, North Asia roles

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Akihiko Kubo joins Williams Lea Tag as representative director for Japan and MD North Asia for consumer, retail and life sciences.

ComScore places focus on Greater China with MD appointment

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SHANGHAI - ComScore has re-enlisted Xinyu Huang (黄欣宇) into its team as senior vice president and managing director of Greater China, a strategic leadership role that did not exist before as the focus for the market was on sales.

Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai names managing director

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SHANGHAI - Wieden+Kennedy has named Bryan Tilson as managing director, more than a year after Beats by Dre lured former MD Jason White away and left a management-by-committee approach in place for the agency.

Mirum names Jordan Chua MD of Malaysia

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SINGAPORE, April 9, 2015 Mirum Asia Pacific, one of Asia’s leading digital marketing agencies, announced the appointment of Jordan Chua as Managing Director of Mirum Malaysia.

Leo Chu joins Wieden+Kennedy from Tribal DDB as regional head of digital

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SHANGHAI - Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai (W+K) has hired Leo Chu (pictured) from Tribal DDB, where he was managing director.

Clement Yip leaves Wunderman to join Proximity in newly created CEO post

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SHANGHAI - Former Wunderman managing director Clement Yip (pictured) has secured a new gig as Greater China CEO at Proximity.

Brian Swords promoted to MD of TBWA Shanghai

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SHANGHAI - Brian Swords (pictured), formerly brand team leader for McDonald’s at TBWA, has been promoted to managing director of the agency with immediate effect.

Christina Lee leaves Bloomberg Businessweek

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ASIA-PACIFIC - Christina Lee resigned from her position as Asia managing director for Bloomberg Businessweek last Friday to join an as yet undisclosed B2B organisation.

Yod Sukwiwat named MD Momentum Thailand

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BANGKOK - McCann Worldgroup Thailand (MW) today announced the appointment of Yod Sukwiwat as managing director for Momentum - the group’s brand activation and shopper marketing discipline.

Kadence Singapore rolls out expansion plans

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SINGAPORE - Market research firm Kadence International has promoted Greg Clayton to the role of managing director for its Singapore operations as part of its expansion plan for the region, which also sees Phil Steggals relocating from UK to Singapore as Insight Director.

Pat Lim joins Mediabrands as MD of UM and Initiative in Singapore

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SINGAPORE - Mediabrands has announced the appointment of Pat Lim as managing director of both UM and Initiative Singapore.

Mediabrands' Initiative appoints MD for G14 cluster

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GLOBAL - Media agency Initiative has appointed Alain Damond as worldwide MD for its G14 market cluster, which includes China, India, Japan and Australia. He will report to Eric Bader, president, G14 and chief strategy officer worldwide.

VIETNAM FOCUS: Nielsen Vietnam's Darin Williams offers insight into the market

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HO CHI MINH - Darin Williams (DW), MD of Nielsen in Vietnam, offers an insight into the opportunities and challenges that Vietnam offers to brands intending to set up their base and its consumer sentiment poised for the next decade.

ZenithOptimedia Shanghai appoints Gary Sin as MD

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SHANGHAI - Gary Sin has joined ZenithOptimedia China as its new Shanghai MD since 1 November, and reports to Derek Kwok, MD of Zenith Media China.

Stewart Adams replaces Rosalyn Tay as Tiger Airways MD

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SINGAPORE – Tiger Airways has appointed Stewart Adams as its new MD, following the departure of Rosalynn Tay