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Sophie Chen
Jan 28, 2014

Edmund Choe: Focus on client solutions, not awards

CREATIVE PROFILE: Edmund Choe, the newly appointed CCO for TBWA Singapore and Southeast Asia, wants to build creative teams who chase ideas that work, rather than trophies.

Choe: “It’s always about the ideas”

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