More changes at Publicis Singapore

Staff changes in Publicis Singapore continue. According to CEO Lou Delapana, this year has been a “transformative year for the agency.”“We stand for leading the change in order to create sustainable growth for our clients.  And this means helping our clients in their digital transformation,” she told Marketing in a statement. “To achieve this, talent and passion are key and that is why she says the agency is constantly on the lookout for the right people who are aligned with its vision.”Most recently, leaving the agency are Kris Ng, associate creative director; James Loh, senior art director; and Jury Gregorio, creative director on the Audi team in Publicis Singapore. Meanwhile Rakesh Hinduja, regional business director of P&G is also leaving the agency.Commenting on the departures, Dela Pena said: “We thank them for their contribution and wish them luck.”The agency has also announced a few new hires in the past few months. “Today, we are  pleased to announce the appointment of some key talents  who are central to our goal of leading the change,” Dela Pena said.This includes Andre Malan, director of operations; Jose Kasijo, group account director on P&G (formerly, senior planner of  Economic Development Board in TSLA), Vignash Naidu, senior digital production manager (previously with Ogilvy Redworks and Toaster, a Google creative lab); Su Ann Ho, an  integrated creative who worked on SK-2 in Leo Burnett and Daphne Tann who is also an integrated Creative from Ogilvy and Mather, who worked on SingTel.Dela Pena joined the agency as CEO earlier this year. More recently, Joanne Theseira was hired as new business director - a newly created role. Sharon Tan was appointed regional business director and Lian Ju Han as planning director.Meanwhile, Publicis also appointed Sebastien Vacherot as chief creative officer of Publicis 133 in Asia Pacific. Publicis 133 also launched in Singapore, with Jae Soh’s appointment as general manager to lead the team.