Wunderman Thompson HK names ECD and head of strategy

Wunderman Thompson has appointed Wilson Ang (pictured left) as executive creative director and Anant Deboor (pictured right) as head of strategy for Hong Kong.

According to the press release, both are no strangers to the Wunderman Thompson network, the duo are returning home to Wunderman Thompson with Ang previously Group Creative Director at JWT and Deboor having spent more than a decade within the agency.

Anant Deboor brings a wealth of varied experience, previously working client-side as a global head of strategic marketing, independent board-level marketing strategy consultant and advertising or branding agency-side business leader and planner across Asia-Pacific. Deboor has successfully run a wide variety of projects including global or regional brand and comms development programmes; with sector expertise running through finance, technology, professional services, luxury or lifestyle and FMCG. Deboor is also a regular contributor to the business and mainstream media on the role and importance of brands or marketing.

Meanwhile, Wilson Ang joins the agency as one of the first creative leaders applying creativity and innovation into digital transformation for clients. In the past 20 years, Ang has worked on Hong Kong and regional accounts as varied as AIA, Disneyland, HSBC, IKEA, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble and Samsung with over 10 of these years in digital and traditional leadership roles.

Wunderman Thompson regards itself exists to inspire growth for ambitious brands. Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.

Maggie Wong (pictured second right), chief executive officer at Wunderman Thompson Hong Kong spoke on the return: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Deboor & Ang back to bolster our strategy and creative teams. Ang brings with him the passion and expertise in fusing creativity and technology to deliver innovative and meaningful solutions. Deboor is an accomplished strategist with decades of experience. I’m confident that they’ll inspire fresh perspectives and collectively take Wunderman Thompson HK to new heights.”

Anant Deboor commented: “As someone who cut his teeth in the ‘thinking, planning’ Thompson world, it gives me immense pleasure to return to the family. New name, newer more advanced capabilities but the same awesome people… and still the same culture and feeling. Wunderman Thompson is home. And really looking forward to doing my bit to help WT Hong Kong return to being the biggest, baddest, most lusted after agency office in all of Asia-Pacific.”

Wilson Ang said: “2022 is destined to be a year of transformation. There are a few things at the core of this celebrated agency, and network at large, that strongly resonate with me. Whether it is an unabashed love for ideas or the wonderful management team one gets to learn from. WT is bubbling with opportunity, and I’m looking forward to working with WT’s creative force to explode its massive potential.”

Regional chief creative officer, Sheung Yan Lo (pictured second left), commented on Wilson Ang’s arrival: “Ang used to work with us in JWT and it’s great to welcome him back to our new family, Wunderman Thompson. He is one of the very rare creative talents in Asia who embraces data, technology and creativity in work to solve clients’ market challenges.”

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