Founder of Mission Media. A marketing entrepreneur and veteran operator in Southeast Asia, leading corporate comms at Dunkin' Indonesia and PR & IR at DailyCo. Ex-CMO at ACV Capital, founder of C2 Media, and former Tech in Asia senior editor.
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Sally Eagle promoted to Are Media CEO after 16 years with Australia's largest magazine publisher. The internal appointment signals the board's confidence in her commercial acumen and customer insights.
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Burson APAC's new CEO HS Chung is rejecting cost-cutting in favor of cultural integration across 10+ markets. Her strategy signals a contrarian approach as competitors slash 58% more jobs than global averages.
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TBWA HAKUHODO's Cheer Signs campaign won 8 awards at Spikes Asia and ADFEST for co-creating an inclusive visual cheering system with deaf athletes at Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics.
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QMS New Zealand consolidated street furniture, transit, and airport advertising under one platform, delivering 2.6B monthly impressions. A structural shift for Asia-Pacific outdoor media buying.
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TBWA\HAKUHODO's CHEER SIGNS project won three Silver and one Bronze Lotus at ADFEST 2026 for creating visual cheering gestures accessible to deaf athletes and spectators at Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics.
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Meta's ANZ advertising chief Naomi Shepherd exits after 14 years with no named successor, leaving a director-level vacancy as the platform navigates regional sales strategy.
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VML India names Kunal Roy as Managing Partner and Shekhar Khanna as Chief Strategy Officer, completing a 12-month leadership restructuring at the WPP-owned creative agency.
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Brands are shifting social strategy to gaming platforms as Roblox replaces traditional social media for Gen Alpha engagement. Monde Nissin's SUMO World campaign shows how physical-to-digital mechanics drive loyalty.
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India's sports economy crossed $2.134 billion in 2025, driven by cricket's dominance and media spending surpassing sponsorship. CMOs must understand this market's structural shift toward equity partnerships with athletes.
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Australia's ACCC issues its first financial penalty for undisclosed paid influencer promotions, fining PhotobookShop A$39,600. Marketers must now disclose all influencer arrangements or face enforcement action.
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Grab expands beyond Southeast Asia with its $600M acquisition of Foodpanda Taiwan, entering a high-income market with 10% delivery penetration and strong growth potential.
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Australia's richest list entry threshold hits US$750M as Asia-Pacific ultra-wealthy population surges. Luxury brands must recalibrate strategies as wealth concentration reshapes target markets.