Homosexual Video games Hong Kong has appointed RFI Asia as its official advertising and marketing and public relations company for Homosexual Video games 11 Hong Kong 2023 (GGHK). RFI Asia will oversee all elements of communications for the GGHK, together with branding, social media, inner communications and media relations.
Amplify has appointed Jackson Holst as inventive director whereas Ian Davidson has come on board as enterprise director. Holst and Davidson have near 30 years’ expertise between them having labored at companies and types each in Australia and abroad together with Weber Shandwick, Jack Morton, INNOCEAN, Havas Sports activities & Leisure, and Crimson Bull.
Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) has introduced the appointment of Kelvin Leong as its govt inventive director. Primarily based in Shanghai, Leong will companion with world chief inventive officer Tosh Corridor, China CCO René Chen, and China chief govt officer Jacquelien Postigo Brussee, to steer the inventive efficiency and status of JKR Shanghai. Leong brings in 22 years of expertise overseeing consumer work for firms and types equivalent to Coca-Cola, Mars Wrigley, P&G, Unilever.
Sandpiper has appointed Rob van Alphen as director of technique and innovation. Van Alphen will work with shoppers centered on constructing and leveraging digital status capital within the buyer journey and placing customer-centric considering on the coronary heart of their communications method. He has expertise with serving to B2B and B2C companies in Europe, the Center East, and the US transfer to extra related and efficient buyer experiences to drive backside line outcomes.
Sefiani has launched its new worker communications apply underneath Therese Raft. Sefiani’s worker communications apply will concentrate on inner communications storytelling to assist organisations have interaction each current and potential workers by way of a variety of communications methods.
GroupM’s Wasiq Kidwai has joined Lemma as director of gross sales and enterprise improvement for Australia. He joins Lemma with the transient to usher in a shift of digital spends in direction of programmatic digital out-of-the-home as a part of the mainstream ecosystem. In his new position, Kidwai can be accountable for increasing Lemma’s regional enterprise by way of strategic company and model partnerships whereas additionally constructing the native staff and onboarding new display screen companions throughout AU. In his most up-to-date stint with GroupM India, he was accountable for buying and selling and funding, the place he has carefully labored with media, adtech and knowledge companions.
Kaizzen has appointed Gayatri Ramanathan as senior director for ESG and sustainability. Kaizzen’s ESG and sustainability apply will provide shoppers strategic advisory on ESG and sustainability and reporting, ESG coaching in addition to CSR associated advisory providers. Ramanathan brings together with her over a decade of expertise within the discipline of sustainability, local weather and power and over 20 years of expertise as a journalist. Earlier than becoming a member of Kaizzen, she labored with Shakti Sustainable Vitality Basis, in programmatic, donor engagement and fund-raising roles. She additionally labored with the Maharashtra Electrical energy Regulatory Fee in a regulatory position.
Mutant has appointed Tanya Tresnasari to launch and scale the company in Indonesia. As nation supervisor, Tresnasari will lead, run and ship strategic and results-driven campaigns throughout PR, content material, social media and branding. Tresnasari, who was beforehand double hatting as basic supervisor at Golin Jakarta and Weber Shandwick Indonesia, brings greater than 20 years of expertise within the communications business, spanning promoting, activation and public relations.
Ogilvy Consulting has introduced the appointment in Asia of Chris Brewer as president of enterprise transformation and innovation and Paolo Mercado as president of name transformation and innovation in Asia. Jerry Smith, who at present holds the place of chief govt of Ogilvy Consulting Asia, introduced his retirement on the finish of the yr and can proceed to work for the corporate in an advisory capability. The brand new twin management construction is meant to carry focus to 2, massive and important apply areas that Ogilvy can be accelerating within the coming months.
Elmwood has made a variety of hires in Rachel Goh, Lisa Balm and Kedar Karippail. Goh joins to tackle the newly created position of head of insights, the place she can be accountable for serving to manufacturers craft compelling tales and produce extra culturally related work. She was beforehand a companion at Innate Movement. For Balm, that is her second spell at Elmwood, having beforehand labored on the company between 2012 and 2014. She joins the company from Innovation Kitchen, the place she held an equal position. Karippail has over 20 years worldwide model and promoting expertise working for DDB, Geometry World, Ogilvy & Mather and Y&R amongst others. He’ll develop the company’s general progress and consumer technique, constructing and sustaining relationships and dealing carefully with Elmwood’s mum or dad firm, MSQ.