FCB KL hires Publicis, BBDO creatives

After appointing  a new managing director in Shaun Tay earlier this month, FCB KL has appointed senior creative talent in its new creative director, Alvin Ng (pictured below) and creative group head, Alvin Ho (main image). They will work closely with head of creative Nick Gordon across all accounts, said the agency.“We’re thrilled to grab ‘the Alvins’. Both are great thinkers with impressive track records and come loaded with energy and positive attitude. These guys mark the beginning of the FCB KL resurgence with renewed focus on smart ideas, beautifully executed,” said Gordon. “We’re all about behaviour change at FCB and these guys will help kick start this internally too.”With over 20 years of experience, Ng joins from Publicis Malaysia, where he worked on key businesses such as Nescafe and Audi. Prior to that he was a core member of the TBWA\KL creative team.Ho has worked on leading brands such as KFC, Smirnoff, Strongbow, Nissan, Whiskas and Pedigree and also has a string of accolades to his name. His past 9 years have placed him in agencies such as XM Asia (now Mirum), Scream Interactive and most recently at BBDO/Proximity.