Qais names three to team

Singapore - Full-service interactive agency Qais Consulting has boosted its account management and research team with the hire of Ian Loon and Andrew Patterson as business managers, and Estebelle Khong as associate research director.

"Ian, Andrew and Belle have the attitude, focus and diversity of skills that are key for their roles. We are confident they will be instrumental in Qais' growth plans for the region as we strengthen our service offerings and client relationships and build our offices in Singapore, Dubai and India," Tripti Lochan, executive VP said.

Loon was most recently assistant business manager at Starcom IP where he managed digital media for clients such as Sony Marketing Asia Pacific, Sony Pictures, General Motors, Western Union and STB Healthcare. Patterson joined Qais from Big Durian Productions while Khong was a former research manager at Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) where she worked on the Visa, P&G, Samsung and Toyota accounts, amongst others.

In recent months the agency also brought on board ex-ECD at XM Asia Joe Zandstra, who joined as VP strategy; Mark Newton, VP digital media, former business director at Starcom IP Singapore, and Hassan Jabbari, MD Qais Middle East, former MD at UR-FM.