BBDO named Chris Thomas CEO The Americas, responsible for 21 BBDO agencies in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Thomas will also remain chairman of I&S BBDO Japan and chairman of Proximity
Worldwide. Jean-Paul Burge will succeed Thomas as CEO BBDO Asia. Burge was most recently president of Southeast Asia and CEO BBDO Singapore. Dani Richa, currently chairman and CEO of BBDO Middle East
and North Africa, will add the remainder of Africa to his responsibilities. In Greater China, Carol Potter, president/CEO for the past nine years, will be leaving the company. Succeeding her will be
members of the current Greater China management team: Tze Kiat Tan was promoted from managing director to CEO; Wai Foong Leong becomes chairman/chief creative officer; and Hans Lopez-Vito was named
chief strategy officer.
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