Faaez Samadi
Aug 17, 2018

Wunderman hires Singapore CEO

Former Accenture executive to lead digital agency.

Shannon Dix
Shannon Dix

Wunderman announced it has hired Shannon Dix as Singapore CEO.

Dix joins from Accenture Digital, where he led the Asean digital hub. Before that, he was director of global clients at Publicis.Sapient in China.

Dix has more than 20 years’ marketing, technology and digital experience across Asia-Pacific, having worked in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia. He has worked for clients including Mars, Unilever, Volvo, Emirates, Moet Hennessy and HTC. 

Dix takes over management duties in Singapore from Nimesh Desai, who continues as both Wunderman’s Southeast Asia managing director and Singapore COO.

Caspar Schlickum, Wunderman APAC CEO, said Dix joins the agency “at a pivotal time” for digital business in the region.

Source:
Campaign Asia

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