ASIA-PACIFIC – SINGAPORE, MAY 14, 2012: Ken Hoskin has been appointed to the newly created role of regional chief talent officer, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific. Ken will relocate to Singapore from his base in Hong Kong and commence his new role 2nd August 2012.
Hoskin joins MWG from Ogilvy & Mather Asia as regional talent director for four years, prior to this role, he was people development manager at Ogilvy in Japan.
“Talent management is a strategic priority for McCann Worldgroup across Asia Pacific, and globally. As the global war on talent intensifies it’s vital talent management becomes an integral part of our agency’s culture. Increasing employee value is fundamental to our network; it not only impacts how successful we manage, retain and attract talent, it also impacts on our growth strategies and the commercial value of our agency,” said Charles Cadell, president, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific.
Working closely with Charles and the global talent team, headed by Joe Kelly in New York, Ken will be responsible for elevating McCann Worldgroup’s talent capabilities and instilling a strong culture around talent. Ken has extensive experience in Human Resources and Talent Management with specific expertise in talent development and retention planning; recruitment and training; compensation and benefit strategies; global mobility; employee related legal matters and salary budget management.
Commenting on his appointment Hoskin said: “McCann is under going a very exciting transformation across all aspects of the organization, it’s a network whose staff respect the power of collaboration and teamwork, and a network that views talent management as a business priority. I’m excited to be joining McCann where I look forward to adding positive value to its existing foundation.”
According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 15th Annual Global CEO survey, 85 % of APEC CEOs feel that talent shortage will restrict growth in APEC over the next five years.
