OMD grows local team

OMD has bolstered its local team with the appointment of Sumiati Hashim as business director along with Celia Tan and Aple Ng as associate directors.All three were previously with Mindshare Singapore.Based in Singapore, they will all report to Chloe Neo, joint managing partner, OMD Singapore, working on strategy and planning across a range of accounts from different verticals.Hashim was previously director at Mindshare and has also had stints at other agencies such as Carat and ZenithOptimedia.Tan and Ng were media managers at Mindshare prior to joining OMD.Sony Wong (pictured), CEO, Omnicom Media Group, Singapore, said: "OMD Singapore's ongoing success and new business acquisition depends largely on the people we have on board.""Talent is and will be a key priority for us and Sumiati, Celia, and Aple will bring in fresh ideas and take the relationships with our clients to a new level of excellence.”