Ogilvy Advertising Beijing appoints Bill Chan as ECD

Chan resigned from a parallel role at McCann Erickson Beijing last December after being with the agency for one and a half years.

Nils Andersson, group executive creative director at Ogilvy Greater China, resigned last summer after five years. Andersson recently took up the post as head of art for Asia-Pacific and chief creative officer for Y&R Beijing.

Chan is not replacing a specific person, the agency explained. "Andersson’s role was very senior, and part of his responsibility was to cover Ogilvy Beijing Advertising, hence Chan will be covering one part of Andersson's role, but not replacing him."

In his new role at Ogilvy Beijing, Chan will partner with and report to Raymond Tao, president of Ogilvy Advertising in China, and Eugene Cheong, regional ECD of Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific. He will focus on several key international accounts including Motorola and GSK, as well as key local accounts including China Mobile, Kang Shifu and GOME.

On Chan’s appointment, Cheong said: "Chan is a China veteran and knows the market inside out, he can provide our clients with deep strategic answers and a broader global perspective.”

A native of Hong Kong, Chan is a prolific creative professional with over nine years' experience in the mainland China market. Chan joined McCann from DraftFCB in Shanghai, where he also served as executive creative director. He has also held senior positions at JWT and Euro RSCG, and has produced numerous campaigns that were awarded at Cannes, Clio, AdFest, Kam Fan, Grand Prix at the China National Advertising Awards.