Omnicom Media Group (OMG) Philippines has named Meryl Yap as general manager. Yap has held client leadership roles throughout her career working in global and local advertising agencies. In her previous client leadership roles at Mindshare, she oversaw the planning and strategy portfolio for various Unilever brands across the food, confectionery, oral and skincare categories. Prior to this, she was ABS CBN’s head of digital sales and sales strategy and was in charge of expanding and developing the network’s digital ecosystem selling strategy. In her new role, Yap will be overseeing the agency’s client accounts, managing new business pitches and streamlining agency processes to ensure growth of its clients’ businesses. She will report to the CEO of OMG Philippines Mary Buenaventura.
Wavemaker has appointed Jenny Pham as APAC head of media for Colgate-Palmolive. She will be responsible for leading the Colgate-Palmolive business for the region. In July, Wavemaker launched a new agency model for Colgate-Palmolive, creating an Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore designed specifically to support the client’s business transformation agenda. The team will develop strategy and audience planning for the region across Colgate-Palmolive’s product portfolio, and lead execution through the performance practice established over recent years. Pham is based in Singapore and reports to Rose Huskey, chief client officer of Wavemaker Asia-Pacific. Pham previously worked in senior roles at GroupM agencies in Australia including Essence as VP, client partner, MEC (pre-merger) and at Mindshare as business director.
Teneo has appointed Mark Watson as head of strategy in APAC. Prior to this, Watson was global head of sustainability at John Swire & Sons. He also held roles as head of environmental affairs at Cathay Pacific, head of corporate environmental affairs at SBAC, and policy advisor at the Energy Retail Association. Watson will work closely with Gaby Sulzberger, chair of the Global ESG Advisory, to advise CEOs, boards and leadership teams on the development and execution of their ESG ambitions and create strategies to engage critical stakeholders.
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