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BBDO/Proximity Singapore hires Wee Kim  

Singapore –  BBDO/Proximity Singapore, an Omnicom company, is delighted to announce that Wee Kim currently Creative Director at McCann’s Singapore has been appointed to the position of Creative Director of BBDO/Proximity Singapore.


Wee Kim, who was with BBDO from 2004 to 2007 is highly awarded has created winning work for clients such as Tiger Beer, Pizza Hut, KFC, Nokia and Heineken.



Jean-Paul Burge, CEO of BBDO/Proximity Singapore said “I’ve worked with Wee Kim in the past and he is great talent to have in the agency. He joins a senior creative team that have developed highly effective and creative work for some of the top brands in Asia”. 



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Wee Kim’s first job in advertising was at Batey Ads in 1992. Since then he has gone on to work at various agencies including Bates, DDB, Leo Burnett and McCann.



As well as delivering world class work for his clients Wee Kim believes in giving back to the industry. In 2007, Wee Kim Co-Chaired the Crowbar Student Awards, which recognizes some of the best works of students from around the region and has judged at the CCA, ADFEST and the Hall of Fame. Wee Kim believes in helping to groom the next generation of creative people and has taught modules at the IAS portfolio school.



Creatively, Wee Kim has had success at every major regional and international show. His haul includes Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at Cannes. It also included the Outdoor Grand Prix and Gold medals at the ADFEST, which he won while at BBDO. He has also won more than 50 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the CCA.



In all, his work has been awarded with over 130 medals and accolades at D&AD, The One Show, Communication Arts, AdFest, MEDIA Spikes, Clio, AWARD, World Press Awards and the New York Festival.



Danny Searle, Chief Creative Officer and Chairman added “  Wee Kim was the one that got away. Whilst previously at BBDO Singapore, he did amazing, award winning work on accounts like Wrangler and KFC. He was brilliant at nurturing young talent. And he’s a jolly nice guy to work with. Naturally we are all very pleased to have him back at BBDO. The combination of Wee Kim and Bridget Taylor is a very exciting prospect”

 

 

 

 

 

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