ASIA-PACIFIC – SHANGHAI, CHINA, JANUARY 27, 2011 – BBH China’s Managing Director, Christine Ng, will be feature on China’s national stamps commemorating one of China’s most prestigious accolades – the ‘Top 10 Influential Entrepreneurs Award’ at the Harmonious China 2010 Influential People’s Award.
A first for an advertising agency executive, and a first for a non-native Chinese, the stamp and award are considered the highest honor and achievement for both Ms Ng and BBH China. The commemorative national stamps will be issued by the state’s post bureau, the China Post.
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The awards were presented to ten winners by two of China’s prominent Central Governors – Gu Xiu Lian and Zhou Tie Nong, both holding Vice Chairman positions within China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
The Harmonious China 2010 Influential People’s Award is recognized by the Chinese Government and is collectively organized by a handful of China’s leading media industry groups – The Economic Daily Group, the China Economic Press Association, the Chinese Celebrity International Cultural Media Centre and the Influential People Magazine.
The Award honors men and women who have made an outstanding contribution to China in the fields of economic development, progress, and development of Chinese society and who have demonstrated a sense of mission and responsibility to the country.
Ng was presented the award based on her contribution to China’s creative industry:
• BBH China under her management – quick rise to fame in being ranked the No #1 Agency providing the highest client satisfaction in China (Agency Scope Study 2010 by R3 Consultants) beating 15 other top multinational Agencies across China.
• Ad Age China’s Agency of the Year 2010, Winner of 6 Webby Digital Awards 2010 , MEDIA Magazine’s Creative Agency of the Year 2009 (BBH Asia), MEDIA Independent Agency of the Year 2008 (BBH Asia), China Advertising Independent Agency of the Year 2008.
• The Agency has achieved close to 300% growth and delivers work to some of China’s top blue chip local and global clients including Unilever, LG Electronics, The Coca Cola Company, Nan Shan and World Gold Council.
• Christine Ng’s passion and drive of shaping BBH China into an Agency that sets itself a part in as having international standards and evolving ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’ work. 70% of BBH China’s creative work is exported regionally and globally.
• Under Christine’s management, BBH China through its creative work goes above and beyond meeting commercial needs of their clients. Work for clients such as Johnnie Walker have deeper, motivational and inspirational messages that are part of the Agency’s culture of giving back to Chinese society.BBH China is also World Wildlife Fund’s Agency in China
A Singaporean citizen, Ng was part of the founding team of the first BBH offshore office in Singapore, opening in 1996. She then relocated to Shanghai to set up the BBH China office in 2006.
“As an overseas Chinese, I am delighted and full of gratitude of such a great honor presented to me. It is a reaffirmation that I made the right decision for my career in BBH China six years ago, and that I have chosen the right place and time for our business,” said Ng.
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