21st Aug 2007 16:53
WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) has appointed Belinda Rabano to the position,Head of Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific. In this newly createdrole, Belinda will be responsible for driving media relations,internal communications, corporate responsibility and otherinitiatives across the region. Based in Beijing, Belinda will focusspecial attention on the high-growth markets of China and India.Belinda's role parallels that of Kevin McCormack in the US, and willsimilarly form part of WPP's Global Communications team headed byFeona McEwan in London. £ Commenting on the appointment, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPPsaid: "As the leading marketing communications group in Asia, WPP haslong recognized the importance of the region. Asia comprises asignificant and growing proportion of WPP's global revenues, and withthat comes the need to strengthen communications with key external andinternal audiences in the region." £ Belinda joins from WPP's member company Ogilvy & Mather AsiaPacific, where she spent more than six years in corporatecommunications. Most recently, she served as Beijing-based CorporateCommunications Director for North Asia, and was responsible formanaging a team across China and South Korea. £ Prior to joining Ogilvy in 2001, Belinda spent a decade as a printjournalist and editor in Washington DC, Singapore and Hong Kongworking with news media including Dow Jones and Asiaweek magazine. £ The appointment is effective immediately. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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