HONG KONG, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy & Mather
announced today several key executive appointments that will
support the next phase of leadership and creative excellence in
O&M Asia Pacific, the region's largest advertising and
communications network with 39 offices covering 19 markets.
The following new roles and management changes take effect
immediately:
Paul Heath, currently CEO
& Chairman of O&M Asia Pacific, takes up a new role as
Worldwide Executive Director, Chief Growth Officer reporting to
Worldwide CEO John Seifert. In this
role Mr. Heath will lead and manage a worldwide growth plan for
securing new clients and managing a portfolio of clients across the
globe. He will also support Mr. Seifert in the development and
delivery of Ogilvy & Mather's worldwide strategic plan.
Mr. Heath will continue as Chairman for Asia Pacific and will join the Board of the
newly formed WPP AUNZ—the result of the recent merger between WPP
and STW covering Australia and New
Zealand—and represent Ogilvy's interests in that market. He
will transition with his family to New
York over the summer.
Chris Reitermann, currently CEO
of Ogilvy China and Kent Wertime, currently Chief Operating Officer
of Asia Pacific have been
appointed co-CEOs of the region. Mr. Reitermann and Mr. Wertime
have been working closely with Mr. Heath as part of his leadership
team for the last six years. As co-CEOs, they will have a joint
mission of driving Ogilvy's next phase of leadership, growth and
creative excellence in Asia. Mr.
Reitermann and Mr. Wertime represent important continuity in the
Asia Pacific leadership team and
will each assume responsibility for specified markets. Mr.
Reitermann will remain based in China, and will also continue as China CEO,
while Mr. Wertime will remain based in Bangkok, and be responsible for ASEAN and
India.
In addition, Jerry Smith, currently Regional
President, OgilvyOne Asia Pacific, will take over Mr.
Wertime's role as Chief Operating Officer of O&M Asia Pacific.
He will be based in Hong Kong. Mr.
Smith has also been a long-standing member of the Asia management team and brings a wealth of
experience to his new role. He will continue to play a key
role overseeing OgilvyOne and Neo@Ogilvy and will focus on key
areas including expansion of Ogilvy's global delivery network
capabilities and driving strategic acquisitions for the region in
high growth services. He will report jointly into Mr. Wertime
and Mr. Reitermann.
Commenting on these new appointments, Ogilvy & Mather
Worldwide CEO John Seifert
said:
"Our position as the largest agency in Asia Pacific and our stellar creative
reputation in the region is owed in great part to Paul and his
leadership team's hard work over the past six years. I am very
grateful that he will be partnering with me to achieve our global
growth ambition. We are also incredibly fortunate to have
continuity in leadership with the promotions of Chris, Kent and
Jerry. I have no doubt they will continue to build upon our
leadership position in the region."
Mr. Heath said:
"It has been a privilege to lead the region's best network since
2009 and to work with a team of highly talented leaders across
every market in Asia. I have stood on the shoulders of giants
and couldn't wish for a better set of partners. Ogilvy & Mather
has always been the model of consistency and high standards,
raising the bar and staying in front year after year. The new
leadership team in Asia will come
as no surprise to insiders and already has the full support of the
network. They will no doubt continue to build our brand and
business and creative product rapidly in Asia."
About Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather is one of the largest marketing communications
companies in the world. It was named the Cannes Lions Network of
the Year for four consecutive years, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015; and
the EFFIEs World's Most Effective Agency Network for in 2012, 2013
and 2016. The company is comprised of industry leading units in the
following disciplines: advertising; public relations and public
affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing;
health care communications; direct, digital, promotion and
relationship marketing; consulting, research and analytics; branded
content and entertainment; and specialist communications. O&M
services Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses
through its network of more than 500 offices in 126 countries. It
is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY). For more information, visit
http://www.ogilvy.com/, or follow Ogilvy on Twitter at @Ogilvy and
on Facebook.com/Ogilvy.
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