BBH Asia Pacific makes digital, branding hires

BBH Asia Pacific has hired a team of digital content and brand specialists as the agency continues to move towards building a more diverse and hybrid skilled talent base.Michelle Zimmerman, Thomas Wagner and Laura Phan bring to the table a combination of backgrounds in digital content development and brand innovation across the retail, high fashion, film, design and CSR.Joining BBH as digital account director, Zimmerman (pictured top) began her career in film at Paramount Pictures and Miramax in Manhattan. She has since worked at agencies as a hybrid in both account management and production, most recently acting as a consultant across digital and experiential projects for clients including Lamborghini, Heineken, FC Barcelona and Disney–ABC Television.Wagner (pictured right) joins as account planner, with a background in digital, brand strategy, research and innovation. His previous roles include senior strategy consultant with FutureBrand Singapore and planning and new business stints based in Budapest on brands across Europe that include Vodafone, McDonald’s and Sara Lee.With brand and account management across high fashion, retail and social CSR under her belt, Miami born Laura Phan (pictured left) joins BBH as account director.Having previously worked in New York City and Dubai, Phan brings experience amassed from clients such as Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Kenneth Cole, Diane von Furstenberg, and social CSR campaigns for the World Bank and Connect4Climate.