Wibowo heads home

Singapore - BBDO Singapore's associate creative director Ivan Hady Wibowo is set to return to his native Indonesia, to join JWT as executive creative director on 15 December.

"I am pleased that Ivan has joined as ECD of JWT Jakarta. I am confident he will keep the creative momentum up in the Jakarta office," Tay Guan Hin, regional SE Asia creative director for JWT, said.

The news marks Wibowo's Indonesia homecoming after spending 11 years working in Singapore including stints at Batey, during its failed attempt to retain the Singapore Airlines account, and McCann Erickson. He joined BBDO in December last year, as part of MD Jean Paul Burge's attempts to beef-up its creative department.

"It has always been my dream to return home and to combine my local cultural knowledge with my international experience. Together with the existing team, I intend to create an inspiring environment that will deliver even more great ideas to our clients," Wibowo said.

BBDO Singapore ECD, Jagdish Ramakrishnan declined to comment on who Wibowo's replacement would be. However, he did pay tribute to the outgoing ACD saying Wibowo was a "tremendous asset" and one who would be "missed" at BBDO.