Y&R Indonesia appoints new CEO

Y&R has appointed Matthew Collier (pictured) as chief executive officer, Y&R Group Indonesia, comprising Y&R, The Campaign Palace and VML Qais.Collier was most recently CEO of Y&R Vietnam and Indochina, having overseen considerable agency growth including multiple new business wins such as Emirates Airlines, Burger King, Caltex, Ansell and Remy Martin. He has spent 22 years in advertising, the last seven with Y&R, spanning across Australia, Cambodia, the UAE and Vietnam.He succeeds John Domas who has been named client services director - global for a division of Red Fuse, reporting to Adam Konowitz, managing director, Red Fuse Kansas City.Sanjay Bhasin, CEO Y&R Southeast Asia said, “Matthew Collier’s achievements with his great young team at Y&R Vietnam, and subsequent expansion of responsibilities to include Indochina, make him the ideal choice to maintain the amazing momentum at Y&R Group Indonesia, in partnership with our new ECD YerryIndrajaya.Collier’s successor as CEO Y&R Vietnam will be announced in due course.