Kinetic Worldwide appoints MD for Malaysia and Singapore

Kinetic Worldwide, WPP’s OOH media buying arm, has made a new senior appointment and two promotions to its Malaysian and Singaporean operations.Manjiri Kamat joins Kinetic as managing director of Malaysia and Singapore and will be based in Kuala Lumpur. Kamat has over 22 years of experience in the advertising and communications industry, and has held various leadership positions within WPP itself.King F. Lai, Kinetic APAC CEO, said that Kamat, with a "proven track record for building successful brands" is indeed a "hugely desirable addition to [Kinetic Worldwide's] senior management team."In addition, Mazuin Kamalbashah has been promoted to general manager of Kinetic Malaysia, previously helming the Malaysian client team in the company.Meanwhile, Agnes Law has been promoted to general manager of the Singaporean branch from her previous position as business director.Mauricio Sabogal (pictured), Kinetic Global CEO said: “Looking ahead, we will continue to broaden the scope of both of our Malaysian and Singaporean OOH markets. Our global vision is to assist brands in building meaningful relationships with their target audience when they are out and about; living their lives."