ASIA-PACIFIC – MALAYSIA, MAY 9, 2010—Param Saikia, CEO of JWT Malaysia has announced the appointment of Uzz Taufek as Group Account Director, tasked with guiding the strategic development and direction of the office’s key accounts which include HSBC, Unilever, Friso. Taufek’s appointment takes effect immediately.
As JWT Malaysia Group Account Director, Taufek will report to Saikia in coordinating and overseeing JWT’s client services in order to meet marketing objectives.
Taufek joins JWT from DNA Comm where he was Group Account Director. He has also worked at Re:think, BBDO Proximity Malaysia and Marcus Evans, KL.
His experience in the industry spans more than a decade and across several countries, where he has touched everything from advertising, marketing and branding to events, activation and PR, working on big name clients including: Maxis/Hotlink, Proctor & Gamble, Giant, Oracle, Mubadala Abu Dhabi, Dubai World, Burj Al Arab, Pepsi, Help University, Toyota, Siemens, PETRONAS and ECERDC.
“Uzz has an amazing track record in client management and business development,” noted Param. “Coupled with his strong integrated skills, Uzz will be instrumental in bringing JWT Malaysia’s offerings to the next level. I am confident he will be a perfect fit to the team, with his wealth of talents ranging from brand direction and management, strategic planning, business development, CRM as well as digital and activation.”
