Staff Reporters
Jan 16, 2013

Y&R Malaysia appoints Caroline Bal as client services director

KUALA LUMPUR - Y&R Malaysia has named Caroline Bal as its client services director, effective from 7 January.

Y&R Malaysia appoints Caroline Bal as client services director

The appointment was announced by group general manager Lisa Hezila. Bal (pictured) relocated from Jakarta, where she headed Momentum during its evolution from purely events management to a full BTL solutions agency.

Having spent 12 years in the advertising industry, Bal has worked for several multinational agencies, including G2 and Ogilvy & Mather.

She also has two previous stints with Y&R, working on clients such as Caltex and Campbell’s Soup. Bal was named Y&R’s ‘Power Suit – Manager of the Year’ in 2005.

Other accounts she has handled are OCBC, Singapore Tourism Board, Nestlé, BAT, Tiger Beer, P&G and Volvo.

Hezila said the agency is “delighted” to welcome Bal back, adding that Y&R Malaysia concluded 2012 with wins of MPB, EXIM Bank and UEMLand.

Related Articles

Just Published

2 hours ago

Audrey Kuah to exit VML APAC co-CEO role, Yi-Chung ...

Kuah, who took on the Wunderman Thompson APAC CEO role in September 2023, exits after nearly 18 months, during which she led the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R to form VML.

2 hours ago

Publicis Media poaches Mickey Zhang as China president

EXCLUSIVE: Zhang's appointment to a newly created leadership role is aimed at strengthening the team amid regional growth. She brings extensive brand-side and GroupM experience.

2 hours ago

For IWD, KFC Singapore takes on ‘pocket inequality’

KFC and RGA bring the BBQ sauce and oversized pockets in an aim to ‘close the pocket gap' between genders.

3 hours ago

Falling dominos bring Telstra's internet experience ...

A visually engaging display of over 20,000 colourful dominos aims to give life to 'seamless internet' in this campaign from the Australian telco giant.