Euro RSCG names Kit Ong as executive creative director in Malaysia

The appointment marks the fourth senior creative hire in Southeast Asia in recent months, following the appointments of Bear Phanichwatana as ECD in Bangkok and Tarsha Lim and Maslita Rezal as creative group heads in Malaysia.

Ong was previously creative director at Ogilvy Shanghai where he worked on brands including Lee Jeans and The North Face. He is also a filmmaker and brings over a decade of industry experience spanning across China and Malaysia in working on brands including Guinness, Nokia, Citibank, Sony, P&G, and Toyota.

Ong is responsible for driving the integrated creative offering of the Havas agency while working across its client roster.

He reports to Victor Ng, Euro’s chief creative officer for Southeast Asia, and Choy Lee Kien, managing director of Euro RSCG Kuala Lumpur.

“What impresses me most about Kit is the fire and flair beneath his unassuming demeanour. His creative experience extends beyond conventional advertising which has sculpted his vision of a progressive agency,” said Ng.

“Kit is a valuable creative asset and a great addition to our growing creative team in Kuala Lumpur. Filmmaking is the most vital form of visual storytelling, our team is geared up for some groundbreaking work in 2010,” added Choy.