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Singapore – Agatha Yap, McDonalds’s Singapore director of marketing has left the company after a seven-year stint.

Philippines - Ogilvy & Mather Philippines' head Randy Aquino will replace Tim Isaac as the Philippines vice-chairman of the agency, with the agency now looking for a CEO.

Regional - After 11 years with the agency, Leo Burnett's group ECD Chris Chiu has set up his own creative consultancy, with CEO John Kyriakou taking on the additional role of chief creative officer.

Role Description: The digital project manager should have experience in working on and overseeing government digital projects, and have been part of the tender process or large/long-term digital projects.

Hong Kong - Social media has not only helped us connect with each other, it has made the online realm a lot more visually attractive says Joanne Ooi, CEO of social ecommerce company, Plukka.com.

Global - News Corporation has appointed former global CEO of Y&R Hamish McLennan to the position of executive vice president, to enhance News Corp's global brand partnerships.

Role Description: Lighthouse Independent Media is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic direct marketer to increase the subscriber bases of its media brands by implementing innovative direct marketing and social marketing campaigns.

India – Mindshare has appointed former Aegis Singapore CEO Anupriya Acharya to the role of leader, Team Unilever: South Asia, replacing Ravi Rao.

Role Description: The candidate must have demonstrated extensive social media experience and is actively participating in a wide variety of social media activities.

Greater China - HKRI appoints CatchOn, TBWA\Shanghai promotes Richard Cotton, GroupM names chief knowledge officer and more.

Role Description: TMP is looking for a senior account manager who will be able to manage regional clients independently and is passionate about delivering innovative solutions.

Shanghai - Donald Chan, industry veteran and CEO of JWT China has resigned from his position a year and a half after he joined the agency.

Regional - Royal Philips Electronics has appointed Harjit Gill as chief executive officer of Philips ASEAN and Pacific, overseeing all business functions including marketing.

Hong Kong - GolinHarris has promoted Jeremy Walker to the role of managing director, replacing John Morgan who is set to depart the agency by the end of the month.

Role Description: Titleist is looking to recruit an account manager in Singapore, to help maintain and strengthen its position within the golf industry.

Hong Kong - Designercity has beefed up its digital capabilities hiring Microsoft's Allen Ho as director of business development.

Regional - Euro RSCG has named ex-Ogilvy Indonesia chief Renuka Jaypal to the role of Southeast Asia CEO, a change that also sees the return of Victor Ng to the agency as chief creative officer for the region.

Role Description: The digital project manager will collect and document requirements, direct creative and technical teams to translate these requirements into functional solutions within time and budget.

Role Description: As the business lead, you are expected to have a good understanding of the cultural differences and media landscape that make up Southeast Asia and Greater China.

Regional - In a bid to capitalise on the region's emerging MICE capabilities, Marriott International has appointed Paul Rushton as director of MICE sales in Asia Pacific.

Regional - Ho joins MEC as new digital lead, Amobee and Vertu join hands, SIM Global Education Appoints OOm plus more.

Hong Kong - BBDO forms closer ties between its Hong Kong and Guangzhou operations, with senior management and creative roles to be shared between both offices.

Singapore - Lighthouse Independent Media has appointed Rebecca Lewis as editor of its flagship Human Resources magazine in Singapore.

Role Description: You will be responsible for systematically identifying new business opportunities of agencies in APAC, managing agencies, media buyers and campaigns, and monitoring and optimising key campaigns.

Role Description: Lighthouse Independent Media is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic direct marketer to increase the subscriber bases of its media brands by implementing innovative direct marketing and social marketing campaigns.

Beijing - Aegis Media China has appointed Meg Chen as executive vice president of digital investment management to lead the agency's digital team.

Regional – Epsilon has promoted APAC vice president of marketing Regina Leung to role of VP International, adding Europe, Middle East and Asia region to her remit.

Role Description: The Digital Project Manager should have experience in working on and overseeing government digital projects and have been part of the tender process or long-term digital projects.

Regional - Shailesh Rao, managing director of media and platforms for Google in Asia Pacific has quit the search giant to join social networking site Twitter as VP of international operations.

Hong Kong - TBWA has promoted Esther Wong to group creative director to expand her creative role across the Greater China region.