WPP PLC 
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26 March, 2014
HONG KONG - Jason Oke, Regional Managing Director Asia Red Fuse Communications, today announced the appointment of Charlie Newbery as Head of Media Asia for Red Fuse Communications, the WPP full-service integrated agency dedicated to serving all of Colgate-Palmolive's brands worldwide.
In his new role, Newbery will lead the delivery of all media services to Colgate-Palmolive across Asia, including both leading a regional media team in Hong Kong, as well as overseeing implementation through the MEC network across 12 Asian countries. He will also be part of Red Fuse's Asian management team.
Newbery joins Red Fuse from Starcom EMEA in Dubai where he was a global media lead on Emirates Airlines, overseeing a hub system with operations in Hong Kong, London, Chicago and Dubai, as well as working on GSK and on Kraft/Mondelez across EMEA.
Prior to that, Newbury worked at MediaCom and UM in London, and also spent time as a client marketer at News International where he worked on the rebranding and re-launch of The Sunday Times.
Based in Hong Kong, Newbery will report to Jason Oke, Regional Managing Director, Red Fuse Communications.
Commenting on the appointment, Oke said, "We are very excited to welcome Charlie to our team in Hong Kong. We are delighted to have his exceptional talent and expertise in both media strategy and implementation across regional and global brands. In addition, his integrated communications experience blends well with our Red Fuse culture and team. At a time of great innovation in the media industry, we are looking forward to Charlie driving best-in-class media delivery and thinking that will continue to fuel Colgate-Palmolive's growth in Asia."
About Red Fuse Communications
Red Fuse Communications is WPP's full-service integrated global agency dedicated to serving all of Colgate-Palmolive's brands worldwide. The Red Fuse team comprises all of Colgate-Palmolive's trusted agency partners including Y&R, MEC, Y&R Retail, Wunderman | Agenda, VML and ghg. With offices in New York, Hong Kong, Paris, Mumbai, Kansas City, Sao Paulo, and Prague, Red Fuse delivers fully integrated campaigns on a daily basis to over 225 countries.
Contact
Marianne Gable
Director of Operations
Red Fuse Communications
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2884 6799
Email: marianne.gable@redfuse.com
Magz Osborne
Regional Communications Director
Y&R Asia
Singapore
Tel: +65 6671 3106
Email: magz.osborne@yr.com
HONG KONG - Jason Oke, Regional Managing Director Asia Red Fuse Communications, today announced the appointment of Charlie Newbery as Head of Media Asia for Red Fuse Communications, the WPP full-service integrated agency dedicated to serving all of Colgate-Palmolive's brands worldwide.
In his new role, Newbery will lead the delivery of all media services to Colgate-Palmolive across Asia, including both leading a regional media team in Hong Kong, as well as overseeing implementation through the MEC network across 12 Asian countries. He will also be part of Red Fuse's Asian management team.
Newbery joins Red Fuse from Starcom EMEA in Dubai where he was a global media lead on Emirates Airlines, overseeing a hub system with operations in Hong Kong, London, Chicago and Dubai, as well as working on GSK and on Kraft/Mondelez across EMEA.
Prior to that, Newbury worked at MediaCom and UM in London, and also spent time as a client marketer at News International where he worked on the rebranding and re-launch of The Sunday Times.
Based in Hong Kong, Newbery will report to Jason Oke, Regional Managing Director, Red Fuse Communications.
Commenting on the appointment, Oke said, "We are very excited to welcome Charlie to our team in Hong Kong. We are delighted to have his exceptional talent and expertise in both media strategy and implementation across regional and global brands. In addition, his integrated communications experience blends well with our Red Fuse culture and team. At a time of great innovation in the media industry, we are looking forward to Charlie driving best-in-class media delivery and thinking that will continue to fuel Colgate-Palmolive's growth in Asia."
About Red Fuse Communications
Red Fuse Communications is WPP's full-service integrated global agency dedicated to serving all of Colgate-Palmolive's brands worldwide. The Red Fuse team comprises all of Colgate-Palmolive's trusted agency partners including Y&R, MEC, Y&R Retail, Wunderman | Agenda, VML and ghg. With offices in New York, Hong Kong, Paris, Mumbai, Kansas City, Sao Paulo, and Prague, Red Fuse delivers fully integrated campaigns on a daily basis to over 225 countries.
Contact
Marianne Gable
Director of Operations
Red Fuse Communications
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2884 6799
Email: marianne.gable@redfuse.com
Magz Osborne
Regional Communications Director
Y&R Asia
Singapore
Tel: +65 6671 3106
Email: magz.osborne@yr.com
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