ASIA-PACIFIC – APRIL 2011 – Two regional heads of Publicis Worldwide have revealed their plans to quit the agency. Kevin Ramsey is to resign from his regional CEO post while Mark Ingrouille is set to step down from his role as CEO for Thailand and Asia-Pacific director of business, reports Campaign Asia. Ingrouille first made his resignation known in January followed by Ramsey the following month. Ingrouille is expected to remain at the agency until at least September, while Ramsey is said to stay until the end of the year.
Ramsey joined Publicis Worldwide in January of 2010 after being the president and CEO of McCann Worldgroup Asia-Pacific and CEO, McCann Worldwide Group Japan until August 2009. Ingrouille also served as McCann’s Southeast Asia area director at that time.
Their departures follow news at the end of March that Richard Pinder, the chief operating officer of Publicis Worldwide, was to leave the advertising network after five years in the role. Jean-Yves Naouri has been appointed as executive chairman of Publicis Worldwide. Sources believe the Asia-Pacific head role may be dissolved altogether.
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