David Blecken
Nov 16, 2009

DDB names Kim chief executive in Korea

SEOUL - DDB has appointed Tae-Yong (Ted) Kim as chief executive of its Korean office, Lee DDB, following the recent departure of KH Han for a role at Aegis Media in the market.

DDB names Kim chief executive in Korea
Kim will be responsible for “building the agency’s client base”, according to a statement from DDB. While the emphasis will be on Korea-based clients, he will be expected to grow DDB’s multinational business.

He will also oversee the recently restructured Tribal DDB, Rapp and DDB Health divisions within the Omnicom Group agency.

In the statement, DDB’s regional chairman and chief executive John Zeigler said that Kim represented “a new era for DDB in Korea”.

“I believe his experience will help us pursue new brands and increase our client portfolio substantially,” Zeigler said.

Most recently, Kim served as executive director of Innocean’s account executive and marketing divisions. He worked with clients such as KT, Sky, Hyundai Card, Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Heavy Industry.

His career has also included stints at Phoenix Communications and BBDO Korea.

Kim will work closely with chief operations and finance officer, Kevin Koh and senior vice-president and managing partner Les Edwards. His appointment will take effect next month.

KH Han was officially named Aegis’ Korea chief executive last week.

Source:
Campaign Asia

Related Articles

Just Published

5 hours ago

Rethinking SEO: How Google's AI Overviews are ...

With Google's AI Overviews and 'AI Mode' set to transform the search landscape, publishers and agencies are grappling with declining click-through rates and the need to adapt their SEO strategies.

5 hours ago

Baby shark in Greenpeace film is distraught by ...

In a stunning new animation film by Photoplay, the dangers of overfishing are simply and effectively narrated by a blue shark, a species often caught in the crossfire of long line fishing.

7 hours ago

Samsung ushers in a new era of AI TV

Cheil rolls out a laundry list of features for the Samsung Vision AI; Ad Nut yearns for a little less jargon and a lot more heart.

1 day ago

Omnicom set targets to cut staff costs by 10%

Omnicom Group set targets to reduce its total staff compensation bill by 10 per cent ahead of its proposed acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG), PRWeek has learned.