BBDO Appoints CEO of Asian Operations

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NEW YORK Omnicom Group’s BBDO said it has appointed Chris Thomas chairman and CEO of BBDO Asia, effective immediately.

Thomas, 43, had been CEO of the agency’s relationship marketing unit Proximity in London. He will relocate to Singapore for his new role and reports to BBDO worldwide CEO Andrew Robertson and chairman, CEO of Omnicom Asia Michael Birkin.

As CEO of BBDO Asia, Thomas will also have oversight of Proximity in that region. He succeeds Raymond So, who has left the agency.

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