Miguel Bernas joins Black Marketing as CMO

LinkedIn boutique consultancy, Black Marketing has appointed Miguel Bernas (pictured) as chief marketing officer, in a bid to expand the LinkedIn marketing specialists client base in Asia Pacific. Bernas was previously vice president of digital marketing and audience development at Mediacorp. He brings with him over 20 years of experience. He has also held senior marketing positions at major brands such as Singtel, PayPal, Nokia, Yahoo!, CNBC and MTV. Bernas is also currently a media & marketing consultant at Timber Wolf Media.In addition to a new CMO, the agency has also appointed Jon Jayo as general manager, Bettina Nebermann as country manager for Switzerland and Germany, as well as Sheila Berman as managing director of Black Marketing's 'Rock Star' keynote speaker bureau. Jayo previously worked with Etihad and Qatar Airlines. He will now be responsible for managing Black’s 35 staff. Meanwhile, Nebermann has had stints at brands and agencies such as Unilever, WPP, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, Seagram, Philip Morris and Club Med.“Black Marketing has never been stronger, bolder and more aggressive and we’re just getting started! By investing in these senior hires we’re accentuating our strengths and focusing on growing our Asian and Central European businesses," founder and CEO Chris J Reed said.Black Marketing launched in 2014 in Singapore and has became the premier LinkedIn marketing consultancy in Asia Pacific. The consultancy launched in North America and the UK in 2015 to capitalise on the 140 million LinkedIn members in the respective regions.