• by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 19, 2011

Online marketing firm The Search Agency Tuesday named Matt Kain CEO of Asia-Pacific. The new position marks the opening of an office in Sydney, Australia, to service the Asia-Pacific market with online marketing services.  Prior to this role, Kain served as The Search Agency's Chief Revenue Officer, with overall responsibility for sales and marketing. He has more than 10 years experience as a senior manager in digital marketing.

Prior to joining The Search Agency, Kain served as managing partner at GroupM, one of the world's largest media investment management firms responsible for more than one-third of media buying. He was responsible for bringing global search marketing solutions to MindShare's brand advertisers, including Dell, SAP, Sprint, Bristol Meyers Squibb, LG, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Motorola and Merrill Lynch.