Staff Reporters
Feb 14, 2013

Leo Burnett Singapore appoints leads for digital and TV production units

SINGAPORE – Leo Burnett Singapore has appointed heads of its digital and TV production units as part of its plans to evolve into a “multidisciplinary solutions agency”.

Kirby Koh and Wan Shafie
Kirby Koh and Wan Shafie

Kirby Koh has been appointed to executive producer of digital and Wan Shafie to executive producer offilm. Both report directly to operations and content director Steve Rushbrook.

Koh has 13 years of experience working in digital technology across Singapore and China. He was previously director of technology and project management at MRM Worldwide in Singapore. His client portfolio included General Motors, Exxon Mobil Asia, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson and Intel.

Shafie was most recently at Ogilvy, having also previously worked at Dentsu and BBH. He also spent seven years with VHQ (formerly known as The Yellow River Network), where he started as an assistant editor before moving on to become a flame artist and a post-production producer in the facilities department.

Josh Grace, managing director of Leo Burnett Group Singapore, said: “The agency’s growth over the past three years has given us the ability to invest in high-calibre senior talents like Kirby and Wan to support our ambition of evolving into a multidisciplinary solutions agency.”

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