WE named AOR for iRobot

Move and win roundup: Week of November 20, 2017

A weekly collection of notable people moves and account news: WE Communications, Leo Burnett Susannah George, Ogilvy Melbourne, Michael Mak, F5 Networks.

WE Communications was named agency of record for iRobot, handling corporate and consumer communications for China and North America. Following a three-month global pitch, WE were chosen to handle the consumer robotics company's global PR work, on top of the social work the agency is already doing for iRobot. 

Eli Lilly and Company promoted Sadia Haneef to the business unit manager of the oncology portfolio.

F5 Networks appointed Michael Mak as general manager, Hong Kong, and Macau. Mak comes to the app optimisation firm from IBM, where he led the enterprise market and focused industries for its global business services unit.

Leo Burnett Hong Kong appointed Vincent Siu as director of client services, reporting to Jeff Ho, managing director, and working with Milker Ho, the ECD. He was group brand director at Leo Burnett Hong Kong from 2008 to 2012 before joining Cheil Hong Kong as business director.

Ogilvy Melbourne appointed Susannah George to a newly created role as head of film and content production. She joins from AJF Melbourne, where she delivered work for brands including Holden, Lion Drinks & Diary, Officeworks, and Target. StarHub announced that Tan Tong Hai will step down from his CEO position and his appointment as executive director of

StarHub on 1 May 2018. The Group is conducting a global executive search for its new CEO.   

Source: Campaign Asia-Pacific

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