Staff Reporters
Feb 13, 2013

Skype's Dan Neary replaces Erik Johnson as Facebook VP for APAC

SINGAPORE - Skype's vice-president and general manager Dan Neary will take over from Erik Johnson as Facebook's vice-president of Asia-Pacific in early March.

Dan Neary
Dan Neary

Johnson will be returning to the US to take on another leadership role.

With over 20 years of experience, Neary will lead the global marketing solutions teams across Asia-Pacific and will play a key role in building and maintaining strategic relationships with top regional agencies and clients.

Based in Singapore, he will report directly to Carolyn Everson, VP of global marketing solutions in London. 

At Skype, Neary focused on local marketing channels, development and management of market partnerships. He was also at eBay for about 10 years prior to that, building and managing the company’s businesses in South Asia, India, the Middle East and Hong Kong.

Source:
Campaign Asia

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