PEOPLE

Malaysia - Universal McCann Malaysia has hired Neeraj Gulati as leader of its social marketing services.

Role description: Focus Media Hong Kong is inviting dynamic media sales professionals with strong industry contacts to participate in the company's rapid growth and efforts to pioneer the next-generation digital out-of-home industry.

Malaysia - Star Publications Malaysia has promoted its group chief editor, Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai to an executive director role.

Kung Hei Fat Choy. We start the Lunar New Year with some heavy-hitting moves in Hong Kong and across the region.

Malaysia - Saatchi & Saatchi Malaysia executive creative director, Adrian Miller has left the agency after four years in the role and has not ruled out a fresh start outside of Malaysia.

Singapore - Ogilvy Asia-Pacific has appointed Dan Gibson to the role of managing director, O&M Advertising Singapore, replacing Mark Wong, who shifts to OgilvyAction Shanghai as managing director.

China - M&C Saatchi has promoted Angela Hsu, general manager of its Shanghai office, to the newly created position of CEO of M&C Saatchi North and Central China.

Malaysia – Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur has hired Rick St. Maurice to the director of sales and marketing role.

Role Description: Leading and managing a client servicing team and strategising integrated communications plan for clients.

Company description: The StröeEr Group is one of the biggest international marketers of out-of-home media and street furniture. With our digital and interactive media, we are able to reach relevant mobile target groups.

Shanghai - Media agency Mediaedge:cia has appointed Theresa Loo as head of strategic planning, analytics and insight across MEC's three offices in China.

Malaysia - JWT Malaysia has hired Milk & Co's former design director, Richard Chin (pictured) as associate creative director while also revealing a string of new senior promotions.

Company Description: My-Partners is principally involved in the ICT industry and currently provides end to end cost effective solutions for our clients.

Role Description: Leading and managing a client servicing team and strategising integrated communications plan for clients.

Singapore - Joseph Tay has joined Grey Group Singapore as creative director, reporting to Ali Shabaz, chief creative officer for Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Malaysia - Mindshare Malaysia has appointed Girish Menon (pictured) to take over the reins from Rahul Thappa who is leaving the agency to pursue an MBA.

Malaysia – The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has promoted Ong Sheau Ling to the role of sales manager.

Company Description: Compugates International is one of the largest prepaid cards distributors supported by a strong distribution network encompassing over 4,000 dealers in the country.

Role Description: You will be responsible for substantial strength in overall experience and strategic thinking capabilities and growing a dedicated team.

Regional - Weber Shandwick has promoted Baxter Jolly, currently managing director for Southeast Asia based in Singapore, to vice chairman of Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific.

Global - Unilever has filled its top global marketing position with insider Keith Weed taking on an expanded role which also includes communications.

Singapore - AETN All Asia Networks has promoted Michele Schofield to the position of vice president of programming and production.

Malaysia – The Prime Minister’s department at Putrajaya has appointed Alex Iskandar Liew as director of communications for its performance management and delivery unit.

Company Description: We are an established 18 years networking marketing company with strategic alliance with Malaysia, Taiwan and Korea that serve the Guinness World of Records and patented products together with impressive business plan.

Regional - Digital audience measurement company, Effective Measure has begun its foray into SE Asia with the launch of a hub office in Bangkok and the appointment of Russell Conrad to lead the business.

Role Description: You will be responsible for strategising and conceptualising integrated communications plans and maintain excellent client relationships.

Singapore - Property site PropertyGuru has made two additions to its senior management with Winnie Khoo joining as chief marketing officer and Keith Low as general manager.

Singapore - Mobile advertising agency Pudding Media has appointed SPH's Raymond Teoh as its vice president of advertising sales.

Role Description: Media sales professionals with strong media industry contacts wanted to participate in company's rapid growth and continued efforts to pioneer the next-generation digital Out-of-Home media industry.

Singapore - Branding and design agency Anthem Worldwide has appointed Spencer Ball as creative director for its Singapore office.