ASIA-PACIFIC – BEIJING, CHINA, JULY 18, 2011 – Strengthening its senior leadership team, PHD China today announced the appointment of Roland Nihlmar as National Managing Partner.
A media and advertising professional with over 18 years of experience in Asia and Europe, Nihlmar has held a variety of leadership positions spanning media agency, digital media and client marketing.
Prior to PHD, has been head of marketing with one of Sweden’s largest advertisers, communications services provider, 118100. Nihlmar was also with Initiative Media, where he led the Malaysia business as well as Asia Pacific business development.
Said Mark Heap, CEO, PHD China, “Roland will be a great asset to us as he not only has the talent and experience to succeed, but he’s genuinely passionate about our industry and the opportunity we see for PHD and our clients in the dynamic China market. Roland will particularly be focused on building senior client relationships, developing the skill sets of our existing teams and driving our strategic product offering.”
Commenting on the appointment, Cheuk Chiang, CEO, PHD, Asia Pacific said, “China is strategically important to the PHD brand and our success is clearly determined by the strength of our people. Hiring someone of Roland’s caliber underlines our belief in having great talent to drive growth. We are delighted to have Roland on board in our Beijing office.”
“Joining PHD in China is an exciting new challenge that I am looking forward to. PHD is a very progressive and highly awarded agency, known for its stellar reputation and I hope to contribute to its continuous success,” said Roland Nihlmar.
Nihlmar will be reporting to PHD China CEO Mark Heap.
