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Regional - As part of Nokia's restructuring plans, the company's global marketing team has made several key appointments including that of ex-marketing chief for Nokia in China, Chris Leong, who now runs its new marketing services division.

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Singapore - StarHub's SVP for content and marketing Tham Loke Kheng will join Taiwan Broadband in February 2008 as SVP for content and new business.

Role description: You will develop and execute sound marketing strategies aimed at maximising key brands whilst delivering the most relevant pre-marketing for future products and brands.

Philippines – Publicis network’s JimenezBasic Advertising has promoted Belinda S. Ngo and Rogelio Ramos Jr. as joint chief executives.

Malaysia – Sreejit Pillai has moved from Weber Shandwick to Crush Communications as the agency’s new PR director.

Singapore - Clear Channel Singapore has hired Amanda Woo to fill the marketing manager role left vacant when Teng Cheng Boon left the company after two and a half years of service.

Singapore – Tai Parata has been appointed as Zuji’s new director of marketing for APAC, meaning Philip Ho is now general manager for Zuji Singapore and Zuji Taiwan sites and teams.

Singapore - CEO of MediaCorp's Mobile TV, Selena Ho has resigned and Marketing believes she will head for SingTel to front its mioTV business.

Role description: Lead the identification of new markets and customer areas, map an effective marketing plan and field improvement programmes.

Regional - Following NBC Universal's October acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media, the company has announced the conclusion of the Sparrowhawk chapter in Asia from January 2008, and confirmed a leader for its integrated Global Network operations in Asia.

Singapore - 3Com Corporation has hired HP ProCurve's ex-APAC product marketing manager, Lee Yee Shiean, as regional product marketing manager.

Singapore - DDB Singapore creative group head, Matthew Phillips, will leave the agency and region this week to take up a CD role at Bovil DDB Eindhoven.

Role description: Independent-minded, with an ability to service clients with minimum supervision and an ability to work well in a team. Between two and six years experience in PR and/or communications. Experience in healthcare, corporate, financial and government will be advantageous.

Singapore - Aviva's director of brand and corporate affairs Jessica Lee left the company two weeks ago and a successor has yet to be been named.

Singapore - DHL has promoted head of communications for its Global Customer Solutions organisation (GCS) for the APAC region, Lili Koh, as head of global communications for that unit.

Singapore - Patricia Sharma-Inglin, former head of marketing/BIU, consumer banking Singapore for Standard Chartered Bank, has helped set up the Singapore office for strategic staffing firm A-Connect.

Role description: Heading the life insurance business, you will lead a team to drive the business through marketing programs, drive specific marketing and branding projects and act as brand guardian.

Hong Kong - A talent shortage in the sales and marketing sectors has pushed salaries up by as much as 20%, according to a new market trends report.

Global - Acision has hired Chris Jenkins, founder of TractionPoint and Bytemobile EMEA, as executive vice president for marketing and market development.

Singapore - McCann Erickson Singapore ECD Farrokh Madon has been invited to join McCann's APAC Creative Council when they meet in late January 2008, for the first of a handful of meetings the council holds annually.

Role description: With a consultative approach and a clear understanding of today's marketing landscape, you will identify potential customers and projects as well as develop unique and innovative solutions.

Australia - Market information provider TNS will be strengthening its technology research sector by appointing Jon Foged as national director of technology and promoting Justin Connally and Kim Albert to directors.

Australia - Paul Davies has joined interactive advertising sales network 3D interactive as its new commercial director, following his departure as managing director of online media company Adpepper Media Australia.

Singapore - McCann Erickson Singapore has hired two former BBDO Singapore creatives with Parixit Bhattacharya and Liong Khoon Kiat joining as senior copywriter and art director respectively.