GLOBAL – Independent creative solutions network DO. AGENCY has appointed seasoned marketing leader Simon Lockyer as Partner and Managing Director of DO. ASIA. Lockyer steps into the role following the departure of Matt Collier, who left the agency for personal reasons.
Lockyer brings over two decades of marketing, technology, and innovation experience to the agency, with an impressive track record spanning global brands and agencies. His career includes leadership roles at Cognizant, Edelman, IBM iX, FCB, Ogilvy and client-side experience at Cathay Pacific. His remit will see him co-leading the DO. ASIA business alongside Partner and Executive Creative Director Beer Poonnootok, across existing markets in Singapore, Japan, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.
His appointment marks a new chapter for DO. ASIA, with Lockyer tasked with building on the agency’s rapid growth since its 2022 Asia launch and spearheading further expansion across the region.
“It’s never easy to replace a leader like Matt Collier, so when we discovered mid-way through a region-wide search that Simon was interested, we could not have been more excited” said Andrew Dowling Founder & Group CEO of DO, “His collective experience across marketing, advertising and tech in Asia, brings new motivation, perspective and opportunity to the table.”
Lockyer added, “As someone who believes passionately in creative thinking, strategic doing and always people-focused, the team and ethos at DO resonated strongly. It’s a network where bold thinking meets real action, and I’m excited to bring my experience across marketing, advertising, digital, and tech to help brands defy ordinary.”
Simon Lockyer joins the DO. AGENCY team at a time of significant expansion for the micro-network, with the agency entering new markets like Malaysia in the Asia region and the pending announcement of further global expansion into the UK later this year.
