Leo Burnett shuffles APAC chiefs

• Leo Burnett jigs management
• Jarek Ziebinski to come to APAC
• APAC CEO moved to Chicago

Regional - Leo Burnett has appointed Jarek Ziebinski, current CEO of its Central and Eastern Europe region, to helm the agency's operations in Asia Pacific excluding China.

Ziebinski replaces Michelle Kristula-Green, who has been named the global head of HR in the agency's Chicago headquarters.

Ziebinski, who takes charge from June this year, will be based in Singapore. Meanwhile, a hunt for his replacement is still on. 

"These decisions demonstrate the importance of our on-going commitment to talent mobility in globally," Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide, said.