PEOPLE

Malaysia - Fujitsu Malaysia has appointed Charles Lew to the role of president replacing Masaya Motegi who has been promoted to a new leadership role within the group.

Role Description: Leading and managing a client servicing team and strategising integrated communications plan for clients.

Malaysia – Grey KL has made three additions to its creative team with the hires of Nadia McDonald, Richard Chong, and Chong Khong Lum as copywriter, senior art director, and art director, respectively.

Singapore - MediaCorp has appointed Patrick Yong as managing director of MediaCorp Press, beginning 1 April 2010.

Singapore - CNBC has promoted Jacqueline Lam head of network distribution to the role of vice president of marketing and distribution and appointed Junji Sumitani as VP, advertising sales for Asia Pacific.

Shanghai - Bates141 Shanghai has appointed former creative director of OgilvyOne Laifong Siew as creative partner, with a brief to lift the creative standards of Bates141's digital agency Evision.

Singapore - In a succession plan announcement, BBH Asia-Pacific has promoted Frances Great, Christina Chong and Frank Reitgassl to senior management positions.

Role Description: To manage and expand new business with existing customers and develop, launch and promote new products. Also to conduct seminars, site visits and field demonstrations.

Malaysia - Universal McCann Malaysia has hired Neeraj Gulati as leader of its social marketing services.

Role description: Focus Media Hong Kong is inviting dynamic media sales professionals with strong industry contacts to participate in the company's rapid growth and efforts to pioneer the next-generation digital out-of-home industry.

Malaysia - Star Publications Malaysia has promoted its group chief editor, Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai to an executive director role.

Kung Hei Fat Choy. We start the Lunar New Year with some heavy-hitting moves in Hong Kong and across the region.

Malaysia - Saatchi & Saatchi Malaysia executive creative director, Adrian Miller has left the agency after four years in the role and has not ruled out a fresh start outside of Malaysia.

Singapore - Ogilvy Asia-Pacific has appointed Dan Gibson to the role of managing director, O&M Advertising Singapore, replacing Mark Wong, who shifts to OgilvyAction Shanghai as managing director.

China - M&C Saatchi has promoted Angela Hsu, general manager of its Shanghai office, to the newly created position of CEO of M&C Saatchi North and Central China.

Malaysia – Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur has hired Rick St. Maurice to the director of sales and marketing role.

Role Description: Leading and managing a client servicing team and strategising integrated communications plan for clients.

Company description: The StröeEr Group is one of the biggest international marketers of out-of-home media and street furniture. With our digital and interactive media, we are able to reach relevant mobile target groups.

Shanghai - Media agency Mediaedge:cia has appointed Theresa Loo as head of strategic planning, analytics and insight across MEC's three offices in China.

Malaysia - JWT Malaysia has hired Milk & Co's former design director, Richard Chin (pictured) as associate creative director while also revealing a string of new senior promotions.

Company Description: My-Partners is principally involved in the ICT industry and currently provides end to end cost effective solutions for our clients.

Singapore - Joseph Tay has joined Grey Group Singapore as creative director, reporting to Ali Shabaz, chief creative officer for Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Malaysia - Mindshare Malaysia has appointed Girish Menon (pictured) to take over the reins from Rahul Thappa who is leaving the agency to pursue an MBA.

Malaysia – The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has promoted Ong Sheau Ling to the role of sales manager.

Company Description: Compugates International is one of the largest prepaid cards distributors supported by a strong distribution network encompassing over 4,000 dealers in the country.

Role Description: You will be responsible for substantial strength in overall experience and strategic thinking capabilities and growing a dedicated team.

Regional - Weber Shandwick has promoted Baxter Jolly, currently managing director for Southeast Asia based in Singapore, to vice chairman of Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific.

Global - Unilever has filled its top global marketing position with insider Keith Weed taking on an expanded role which also includes communications.

Singapore - AETN All Asia Networks has promoted Michele Schofield to the position of vice president of programming and production.

Malaysia – The Prime Minister’s department at Putrajaya has appointed Alex Iskandar Liew as director of communications for its performance management and delivery unit.