Wunderman Thompson has chosen Annette Male as Chief Executive Officer for APAC as the APAC CEO at Wunderman . Caspar Schlickum will be leaving to pursue another opportunity in the region.
Male is from Digitas where she has been the CEO for APAC and she will be based in Singapore and report to Mel Edwards, the global CEO of Wunderman Thompson.
Her stint with Digitas ends on 1st March and her new assignment with Wunderman Thompson start on 4thMarch.
Commenting on the development, Wunderman Thompson CEO Mel Edwards said: “APAC is a key growth market for Wunderman Thompson, and we couldn’t be more delighted to have Annette leading our team there to deliver best in class work for our clients”.
“Annette’s passion and understanding for the integration of creativity, data and technology makes her the right choice for us. We are excited for what the future holds in APAC” She added .
Male joined Digitas as managing director before taking over as APAC CEO in July 2016. Her mandate extended to China, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Previous to Digitas, Male who started her career at Mars, worked with KitcattNohr, CHI & Partners and TBWA\GGT
