Benjamin Li
Jul 30, 2012

P&G veteran Sameer Singh joins GSK in global role

GLOBAL - P&G veteran Sameer Singh has resigned his post as media director in Southeast Asia for a global media director role at GlaxoSmithKline (GKS) in London.

Sameer Singh
Sameer Singh

As reported in May, Singh (pictured) relocated to Thailand from Guangzhou, where he was media director for Asia-Pacific, to take responsibility for five key P&G markets, including Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Singh joined P&G in the 1990s and has since worked in various roles across the company, including CMK (P&G's internal research department), branding for Gillette and media. He has lived and worked in China, India, the Middle East, Central Eastern Europe Middle East & Africa (CEEMEA), UK and the USA.

A source close to P&G said that Singh’s role will not be filled for the time being.

In P&G Greater China, Donna Wu, associate director and long-term P&G executive, has taken over some of Singh’s responsibilities in Greater China.

Source:
Campaign Asia

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