SMG PH appoints Samsung MD

Starcom MediaVest Group Philippines welcomes back Oliver Salazar as the newly appointed media director for Samsung, effective immediately.He will be reporting to Joanna Mojica, CEO of SMG Philippine, and will be tasked to help Samsung increase its digital ad spend and to leverage on best practices done by the agency’s regional offices in other markets.Salazar brings to the table over 15 years of exprience working with media agencies in the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. He returns to SMG after 2 years in Mediacom Interaction, the digital advertising group that handles P&G, Bayer, JFC, and Revlon in the Philippines, as digital director. He previously worked in SMG from 2001 to 2003 handling Gokongwei-URC accounts."It feels good to be back," said Salazar. "I thought I would be having a hard time feeling my way through the first few days, but upon seeing the familiar faces, it feels like I didn't leave at all. I am looking forward to the exciting times ahead, as Starcom MediaVest Group gears up for even greater and bigger things."