Randy Duax to Lead Office as
Managing Director, Asia
Pacific
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2021 /CNW/ -- (NASDAQ: STGW)
– Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing,
today announced the opening of a new regional headquarters in
Singapore to accommodate rapid
growth and drive expansion across other key markets throughout
Asia-Pacific. Singapore will serve as a key geographic hub
to anchor the network's international client engagements and
connect local teams with Stagwell's platform of best-in-class
modern marketing services. The headquarters comes as Stagwell
scales its blend of transformative creative and connected solutions
to brands in key growth markets worldwide.
Randy Duax, who currently serves
as SVP, Executive Talent at Stagwell, has been tapped to lead the
office as Managing Director, Asia
Pacific, effective January
2022. Duax will report to Chairman and CEO Mark Penn and work to connect Stagwell's leading
marketing talent and digital services to client partners in
Singapore and throughout
Asia-Pacific, serving as a direct
line to global leadership as the Company charts growth in the
region. He will collaborate closely with Stagwell's multiple
agencies in the region and its expanding roster of Global
Affiliates, including Beyond Media Group and Metric Design Studio.
Stagwell's Global Affiliate Program, launched just ten months ago,
now provides representation in over 90 cities across 49 countries
in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Stagwell's APAC partners help expand
crucial digital marketing, research, media and content services
across Singapore, China, Japan,
South Korea, and Thailand.
"We remain laser-focused at Stagwell on our mission to transform
marketing – domestically and worldwide," said Mark Penn. "Singapore is the right location for Stagwell's
regional headquarters and I'm excited for the growth of our network
throughout Asia-Pacific. Randy's
experience and long-term engagements in Singapore will serve our network well."
"Stagwell is open for business globally and I'm proud to
contribute to our efforts to bring the creativity, strategic, and
digital expertise of our teams to more partners in Asia-Pacific," added Duax. "I have made some
of my greatest business partners – and even greater friends – in
Singapore, and I'm thrilled to
have the opportunity to build out Stagwell's anchor in this
high-growth region."
Duax joined Stagwell (formerly MDC Partners Inc.) in 2016 as
SVP, Talent and Recruiting from WPP, where he served as Talent
Director of Asia Pacific and was
responsible for senior executive recruitment across Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. He is the latest leader from Stagwell
tapped to drive results for clients based in Singapore. Earlier this year, global creative
agency 72andSunny promoted Ida Siow
– with previous tenures at BBH London, Ogilvy Shanghai, and J.
Walter Thompson (now Wunderman
Thompson) - to President, leading its Singapore office. Forsman & Bodenfors
Singapore recently brought Po Kay Lee, formerly head of development
Asia at WPP's SuperUnion, on as
President, Singapore, and tapped
Deborah Adams for the role of Chief
Communications Officer. And MMI Agency named Sarah Hempstead as EVP, Global Growth Strategy
based in Singapore earlier this
year.
Stagwell boasts seven brands throughout the Asia-Pacific region: global communications
firm Allison+Partners, global creative network 72andSunny, travel
content and media brand INK, consumer research agency National
Research Group, path-to-purchase shop MMI Agency, and global
performance media agency Assembly, which was recently named Media
Agency of the Year for Asia-Pacific by The Drum.
"Our presence in Singapore, and
in APAC more broadly, is only growing, making it easier to partner
with our colleagues across Stagwell Media Network and Stagwell more
broadly to offer clients the tailored, digital-first expertise
Stagwell is known for," added Richard Brosgill, Managing Director
of APAC and RU for Assembly. "I've had the honor of working closely
with Randy in recent months following the combination of Stagwell
and MDC and he's already been instrumental in providing smart
insights on the region and attracting new partners to our
pipeline."
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing.
We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most
ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with
leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of
marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 10,000+ specialists in
20+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive
effectiveness and improve business results for their
clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
Contact:
Beth Sidhu
202-423-4414
beth.sidhu@stagwellglobal.com
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