Publicis Groupe has made four appointments to its senior leadership team in Asia Pacific, including promoting Australia's Pauly Grant to` a regional role.
The appointments are promotions from within the group. Publicis Groupe CEO Asia Pacific Jane Lin-Baden said the agency is delighted to be able to appoint its top talents from within its ranks who have demonstrated their capabilities into these key roles.
"This both underscores the breadth and depth of talent we have within the group and the fact that we are an organisation that recognises and rewards top talent with opportunities for growth and mobility," she said.
"With these latest appointments, we are strengthening our core leadership team as we move ahead with our strategy to create even greater impact for clients and further elevate our position in the region.”
Pauly Grant has been promoted to chief talent officer, Publicis Groupe, Asia Pacific, and will continue to be responsible for ANZ’s human resource portfolio.
Grant will focus on driving the region’s talent and culture strategy to support the group’s business strategy. She will work closely with the market chief talent officers and the Asia Pacific Executive Committee, and reports to Lin-Baden.
Grant joined Publicis Groupe ANZ 11 years ago and has progressed through several senior roles.
Jessica Farrell and Anushka Methananda have also respectively been elevated to the roles of general manager people & culture - diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) & operations and general manager people & culture – experience and performance.
Grant said the agency is extremely fortunate to have such strong talent in its ANZ People team, and these promotions for Farrell and Methananda are well deserved.
"Anushka has recently taken on responsibility of performance and experience across Publicis Groupe ANZ, an important role to deliver high performance, opportunities, and the best workplace for our people. We are very lucky to have someone of her calibre in this role," said Grant.
“Meanwhile, Jessica has done a phenomenal job in delivering change and improving our DE&I approach to ensure operational excellence. Both her and Anushka will bring strong leadership across the market, in partnership with the existing People Leadership team.”
Martin Davie has been promoted from managing director, international, Publicis Media Singapore, to head of performance, Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific.
Davie will focus on enhancing the group’s regional performance capabilities, ensuring superior client results and innovative service offerings and instilling a performance-centric approach across the group’s operations.
He reports to Ching Ian, CEO of PMX Asia Pacific and Sapna Nemani, chief solutions officer, Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific.
Since joining Publicis Media Singapore in 2019 to lead performics, Davie has leveraged his 18-year background in performance media in the UK, Australia, and Asia to drive exceptional client outcomes.
Jonathan Mackenzie has been promoted from MD of Publicis Media Precision Asia Pacific to head of data solutions, Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific.
Based in Singapore, he is responsible for the growth of data-driven products and solutions that power advertising transformation for the group’s clients, across both media and creative.
He reports to Nemani, chief solutions officer, Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific. MacKenzie has more than 20 years of experience in digital advertising.
He spearheaded the launch of Publicis Media Precision in 2017, transforming programmatic capability across the region from a specialised central hub to dedicated teams in all markets, delivering impact to clients’ digital performance while driving growth in programmatic billings and revenues.
Joanna Ong has transitioned from her role as MD of MSL Singapore to MD, communications & PR, Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific.
Based in Singapore and Shanghai, she is responsible for communications in the region across the group and reports to Lin-Baden.
Ong is a senior communications practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in reputation management, corporate and brand strategy, and communications.
She started her public relations career at Ogilvy PR and Burson-Marsteller and later moved into in-house roles, heading Asia Pacific corporate and brand communications for hospitality conglomerates including IHG, Radisson Hotel Group and Hilton Worldwide. She returned to the public relations industry in 2021 to lead MSL Singapore’s transformation and growth.
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