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  • Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    MUMBAI: As part of its strategy to adopt a Havas Village model, Havas has promoted Asiya Bakht to the group’s director of marketing and communications for Asia Pacific. As director of marketing and communications for Havas Asia Pacific Bakht will drive visibility and awareness of Havas in the region and report to Southeast Asia CEO Levent Guenes.

    The move follows the consolidation of marketing communications function in other key markets in Asia Pacific such as Australia, China, India and the Philippines.

    In her newly defined role Bakht will be responsible for driving marketing and communications for all creative, media and specialist brands of Havas Asia, which include the flagship brands Havas Worldwide and Havas Media.

    “We are delighted to welcome Bakht. Her impressive performance at Havas Media and understanding of the group’s culture played an important role in her selection as a communications lead,” says Havas creative group Asia Pacific,  chairman, Juan Rocamora.

    “When we were looking for someone to lead marketing for Havas as a group we couldn’t think of a better person than Bakht,” adds Havas Media Group Asia Pacific, CEO Vishnu Mohan.  “She is not only committed to Havas’ vision of meaningful communications and collaboration, but also shares excellent relationships with stake holders within the group.” 

    “Bakht’s promotion is a testament to our collaborative ‘together’ culture, which allows us to leverage skills and talent available across the network, “said Havas Creative Group Southeast Asia, CEO Levent Guenes.
      “We are very excited to have her on board and looking forward to working with her to further raise Havas’ profile in the region.”

    Havas Village is a client centric organisation that brings all disciplines and teams in the agency – creative, media and digital – under one roof and is the foundation of group’s collaborative culture. The Village mode aims to simplify the agency’s offering for clients  by aligning resources, production, analytics and insights across divisions thus driving greater efficiency and effectiveness. 

  • Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    MUMBAI: As part of its strategy to adopt a Havas Village model, Havas has promoted Asiya Bakht to the group’s director of marketing and communications for Asia Pacific. As director of marketing and communications for Havas Asia Pacific Bakht will drive visibility and awareness of Havas in the region and report to Southeast Asia CEO Levent Guenes.

    The move follows the consolidation of marketing communications function in other key markets in Asia Pacific such as Australia, China, India and the Philippines.

    In her newly defined role Bakht will be responsible for driving marketing and communications for all creative, media and specialist brands of Havas Asia, which include the flagship brands Havas Worldwide and Havas Media.

    “We are delighted to welcome Bakht. Her impressive performance at Havas Media and understanding of the group’s culture played an important role in her selection as a communications lead,” says Havas creative group Asia Pacific,  chairman, Juan Rocamora.

    “When we were looking for someone to lead marketing for Havas as a group we couldn’t think of a better person than Bakht,” adds Havas Media Group Asia Pacific, CEO Vishnu Mohan.  “She is not only committed to Havas’ vision of meaningful communications and collaboration, but also shares excellent relationships with stake holders within the group.” 

    “Bakht’s promotion is a testament to our collaborative ‘together’ culture, which allows us to leverage skills and talent available across the network, “said Havas Creative Group Southeast Asia, CEO Levent Guenes.
      “We are very excited to have her on board and looking forward to working with her to further raise Havas’ profile in the region.”

    Havas Village is a client centric organisation that brings all disciplines and teams in the agency – creative, media and digital – under one roof and is the foundation of group’s collaborative culture. The Village mode aims to simplify the agency’s offering for clients  by aligning resources, production, analytics and insights across divisions thus driving greater efficiency and effectiveness. 

  • Havas Worldwide APAC names Todd Martin as regional digital director

    Havas Worldwide APAC names Todd Martin as regional digital director

    MUMBAI: Havas Worldwide has appointed Todd Martin as regional digital director for APAC.

     

    In his new role, Martin will lead and drive the growth of digital across Asia Pacific. He will also lead Havas Drive, a digital acceleration, technology and innovation unit based at Havas Worldwide Bangkok.

     

    Based out of Singapore, Todd will report directly to Havas Worldwide Asia Pacific chairman Juan Rocamora, working alongside business development and integration director Southeast Asia Sunny Hermano and CEO Southeast Asia Levent Guenes.

     

    Martin has over 20 years of broad client category digital experience in the US, UK, Japan, China and across Asia Pacific and has been responsible for creating digital strategies and campaigns for a huge number of multinational clients.

     

    He was one of the founders of Amnesia Razorfish in Australia, a digital agency that grew in 10 years to become the largest of its kind in Australia. He worked on brands such as Disney, Microsoft, Qantas, Volkswagen, Merck, Johnnie Walker, and the International Olympic Committee before moving to the USA to work with Razorfish out of their head office in Seattle.

     

    He moved to Singapore in 2013 as regional head of social and digital for Bates CHI & Partners, and worked in Social@Ogilvy across the region before a short stint at Edelman as head of strategy for Asia.

     

    “Todd joins us with a solid track record in the digital space having worked with the some of the top digital agencies and cutting edge brands around the world. His experience across geographies and ability to work with different cultures is a strong plus. Havas has a robust digital offering in Asia Pacific and we have no doubt that Todd is the right person to lead and strengthen our digital operations as we move in the next phase of our growth,” said Rocamora.

     

    Martin added, “I am particularly excited about the Digital Innovation team, Havas Drive. Their blend of creative technical talent is producing solid solutions that work in multiple Asian markets. Havas are showing they have the talent and resources to deliver innovative digital experiences for all clients in the region, they’re walking the walk, not just talking about it.”