Emily Tan
Jul 5, 2012

Former UM China chief Simon Woodward joins Nokia in global role

LONDON - Simon Woodward, former chief executive officer of UM China, has joined Nokia as global head of agencies and media management.

Simon Woodward
Simon Woodward

Woodward, who left UM China last year, joined Nokia in June and will be moving from Shanghai to the UK to take up his new post.

Prior to UM, Woodward was Asia-Pacific regional trading director at GroupM, where he also looked after Mindshare's regional trading team. Before that he was a managing partner at Mindshare China for four years, a post he took up after a 10 year stint with Carat. 
Source:
Campaign Asia

Related Articles

Just Published

53 minutes ago

Mark Read to step down as WPP CEO after seven years

Board begins formal search for new CEO.

2 hours ago

Agency Report Cards 2024: We grade 25 APAC networks

The grades are in for Campaign Asia's 22nd annual evaluation of APAC agency networks. Subscribe to read our detailed analyses.

3 hours ago

Got2be and Jung von Matt Nerd launch Roblox games ...

Activation features two games based on the history of the LGBTQ+ movement.

3 hours ago

Agency Report Card 2024: McCann Worldgroup

Despite creative highs and big wins in India and Southeast Asia, McCann APAC’s 2024 story was one of steady resolve rather than standout acceleration—with structural shifts, China softness and the looming Omnicom–IPG merger shaping a pivotal year ahead.