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Connie Chan takes on new role in WPP's government and public sector practice

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WPP has appointed Connie Chan (pictured) as executive director of its government and public sector practice, Singapore. Prior to the move, Chan was chief client officer for APAC at GroupM’s MEC, before it was reorganised into Wavemaker.Before that she was the managing director and founding member of MEC Global Solutions in Singapore since the division’s inception in 2006. She is also the president of the Singapore 4A’s. During her time at GroupM, Chan focused on building a strong client leadership and business development community to encourage growth and change for clients and the agency. She also has leadership experience on government accounts such as Economic Development Board and Singapore Tourism Board.WPP’s government and public sector practice was established in Singapore in 2016, as part of a global line-up that includes leaders in London, Brussels, Washington, Delhi, Sydney, and Beirut. It brings together the collective capability of WPP’s agencies in Singapore in data, insight, analytics, media and creative execution and public affairs, to service Singapore government agencies. It also advises policymakers and public sector communication leaders on strategy, innovation, capability development and global best practice, and invests continuously to advance thinking on the strategic use of communication.In Singapore, the practice is also a leading provider of executive education to Singaporean and international civil servants for the region. This is through its partnership with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore where, since 2014, it has delivered the Communications for Public Policy Delivery programme.“In Chan we have an established leader with the deep knowledge in data, analytics and digital communications that is recognised to be at the heart of successful public policy delivery. I am so pleased to have her join our team,” Michelle Harrison, global CEO of WPP’s government and public sector practice, said.“After over 20 years working on the cutting edge of media, data, and technology, I am thrilled to join the global leadership team of WPP’s government and public sector practice and as a Singaporean, to be able to apply this knowledge and experience to the challenges and opportunities of Smart Nation,” Chan said. 

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