Global communications agency Lewis PR has appointed three senior executives to its team in Asia to support continuing growth.
Suzanne Yap joins as director in the Singapore office. Suzanne has 14 years of experience across APAC and joins LEWIS from Waggener Edstrom. Suzanne will lead major accounts in Singapore, reporting to managing director, Min Chow.
Noor Aziz joins as head of LEWIS Pulse, APAC. LEWIS Pulse is the digital marketing division of LEWIS PR, and specialises in social media, search advertising and web design. With 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing, he brings a strong track record of delivering digital solutions in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Noor joins from DDB Group Singapore, and will report to Stephen Corsi, global senior vice president, LEWIS Pulse, based in San Francisco.
William Poon joins as finance director for APAC, based in Hong Kong. He was previously chief financial officer at GUESS and has 20 years of experience in finance. This is the first time LEWIS has appointed a senior finance executive in the region. William reports into James Oehlcke, CFO, based in London.
The region reported a 25% increase in revenues in the last financial year, ending July 31. Globally, the agency had record growth of 42%.
“The past three years in Asia have been the most successful in our 12 year history here,” said Andy Oliver, senior vice president, LEWIS APAC. “Building a strong and experienced management team in the region is a key part of our strategy. It will enable us to achieve our goal of doubling in size over the next three years.”