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Weber Shandwick clients have unprecedented access to some of Asia Pacific's most respected public relations and communications practitioners. Their experience, coupled with a healthy appetite to identify and deliver high-impact solutions, means that each and every one of them has a hands-on approach to client engagements.
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Tim Sutton, chairman Tim Sutton is a globally renowned corporate and brand strategy PR expert, with a wealth of experience in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and most recently, Asia Pacific. He has directed corporate and brand development programmes and public affairs issues campaigns for severalof the world's top companies and industries, and was responsible forthe only European PR campaign to have won both of the industry's topawards to date: the PR Week Grand Prix and the IPR Sword of Excellence. |
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Baxter Jolly, vice chairman, Asia Pacific Baxter Jolly has held senior roles in the communications industry across Asia Pacific and amassed extensive experience working with numerous multinational companies. He led the Singapore office to win runner-up Asia Pacific Consultancy of the Year from at the 2007 PR Week Awards. |
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Ian Rumsby, executive vice president, strategic development A seasoned corporate and business-to-business practitioner, Ian Rumsby has worked in London and Sydney. Since transitioning from the military to the communications industry, Rumsby has built expertise in reputation and issues management, crisis communications and brand development, first working on behalf of the UK's polymer industry before taking leadership of Weber Shandwick's Australian operation in 2000. |
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John Russell, executive vice president, corporate and public affairs John Russell built his expertise in public affairs and public relations over the past two decades in Europe before taking on the role of EVP in Asia Pacific. He led European affairs for the American Chamber of Commerce in Brussels for nine years and first joined Weber Shandwick in 1999 as CEO of Weber Shandwick Brussels and co-chair of the European public affairs practice. |
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David Liu, managing director, China; chairman Taiwan A seasoned PR practitioner, David Liu is renowned across Greater China's PR industry for his communications expertise. Under Liu's supervision, Weber Shandwick has become the leading firm in China for numerous multinational brands. His experience spans in-house and agency roles in Taiwan and mainland China, including leading Ketchum Newscan's Taiwan operations from 1996 to 1998 and later its Beijing corporate team, as well as supervising China Airlines' worldwide communications and promotion programmes. |
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Darren Burns, managing director, Shanghai and Guangzhou Darren Burns has served a vast array of clients throughout the Asia Pacific region over the past decade. His work across consumer, finance, technology and corporate public relations includes several international award-winning campaigns for renowned brands. Burns, who joined the Interpublic Group in 1999, was promoted to his current position in 2006. He began his career in Asia as a freelance reporter and marketing consultant in 1996. |
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Albert Shu, managing director, Hong Kong Managing director and executive vice president of the corporate and financial services practice in Hong Kong, Shu's specialties include corporate positioning, media relations/training and issues management. He also oversees the Asia bureau of the firm's global strategic media group. Shu's regional media relations experience includes close collaboration with global CEOs to develop key messages and media tours in Greater China. |
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Emma-Jane Granleese, managing director, Australia Over the past 15 years, Emma-Jane (E-J) Granleese has worked on a number of high-profile international clients in Australia, Europe and the UK. She specialises in developing creative and strategic campaigns to support brand repositioning, thought leadership activities and product launches. Under Granleese's leadership, the Sydney office was named Agency of the Year by AdNews. |
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Stanley Liu, managing director, Taiwan With over 15 years of experience in marketing communications, corporate communications and issue/crisis management, Liu has counseled international brands and major players on development and execution of communications strategies that enhance their overall corporate positioning, reputation and brand performance in Taiwan. |
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Djohansyah Saleh, head of operations, Indonesia Head of operations for Weber Shandwick in Jakarta, Indonesia, Djohansyah (Johnny) Saleh focuses on financial communications and public affairs counseling for corporations and government agencies in Singapore and Indonesia. He coordinates issues management and stakeholder outreach programmes for numerous multinational and national clients, and has developed and implemented a successful litigation communications programme. |
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Mike Toledo, president and CEO, Philippines A lawyer, print journalist, media personality and former presidential spokesperson, Mike Toledo brings a diverse background in public and private sector work to his leadership of the Manila team. Under his supervision, the office services a large, heavy-hitting line-up of local and multinational clients across a range of industries and sectors. |
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Shiv Reddy, CEO, Corporate Voice | Weber Shandwick (India) In 1980, Reddy joined the MAA Group as an account executive. His career grew rapidly, and he was soon promoted to manager of the Hyderabad office. Following this he was appointed general manager of Odyssey, another MAA Group company specialising in video productions and television programming. Reddy has been instrumental in building Corporate Voice | Weber Shandwick into one of India's leading PR consultancies across Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore markets. |
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Rozani Jainudeen, general manager, Malaysia Rozani Jainudeen has over 15 years of experience in media and PR in both agency and corporate environments. Her experience spans corporate, finance and consumer PR. Jainudeen started her career as a business journalist at one of Malaysia's leading English newspapers. Over the years, she has managed numerous regional accounts for multinational businesses. |
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Akihiko Kubo, president and CEO, Japan Aki became president and chief executive officer of Weber Shandwick's Japan office in 2009, bringing his considerable skills and experience in marketing communications to this new post. He began his career as a marketing communications specialist with McCann Erickson and has worked extensively in both domestic and international markets. |
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Tyler Kim, managing director, Seoul Tyler Kim has more than 15 years of experience in strategic communications. His activeness in Korea's business community includes holding the co-chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea's media and entertainment committee as well as the vice-chairman position of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea. His expertise lies in an array of areas comprising of the rise of public relations in Korea, market entry challenges and opportunities, corporate positioning and issues and crisis communications. |