BBDO Greater China Shanghai appoints new executive creative director

Beer Poonnotok has been named executive creator director of BBDO Greater China Shanghai. 

Poonnotok comes from TBWA Shanghai, where he landed major account wins for the agency including Riot Games' League of Legends and Tencent Nintendo Switch. He brings nearly two decades of award-winning advertising industry experience in Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and China working across a variety of categories including FMCG, banks, sports and airlines, just to name a few.

As ECD of BBDO Greater China Shanghai, he will report to Arthur Tsang, chief creative officer of BBDO China.

"I'm thrilled that even through this challenging year, we’re able to add such a creative star as Beer to our team. It’s an example of our ongoing commitment to bringing in world-class talent and transforming China into a global creative hub," said Tsang.

"The combination of the market, the brands, and the people I'll be working with is really hard to give it a pass. I can't wait to create some good and fun work with the team," added Poonnotok.