Benjamin Li
Oct 26, 2011

GroupM Trading China announces top-level leadership promotions

SHANGHAI - GroupM Trading China has promoted its current president Jin Wanjun to the newly-created chairman role. He will oversee the big picture of strategic development and mentoring the new leadership team of GroupM Trading.

Tony Chen (left), Jin Wanjun, and Andrew Carter
Tony Chen (left), Jin Wanjun, and Andrew Carter

Jin was appointed president of GroupM Trading China in September 2008. With more than 20 years' experience in the media industry, he has achieved great success in television, print and radio. Prior to his current role at GroupM, he was general manager of Dentsu in Shanghai.

“Wanjun’s strong leadership and excellent media trading experience have contributed greatly to the group’s excellent media vendor relations management and enhanced ability to optimise trading opportunities for our clients’ benefit, “ said Bessie Lee, CEO, GroupM China.

Meanwhile Jin’s current president’s role in GroupM Trading will be broken down and shared by two senior leaders, Tony Chen and Andrew Carter.

Chen, currently managing director of GroupM Interaction, will be appointed president of media management. He will oversee trading across all media, and will continue to manage GroupM Interaction as president.

Carter, currently national head of tactical planning, will be promoted to president, investment management, and will be responsible for the group’s tactial strategy across all media.

“With the above senior appointments and roles in place, I believe our trading capability will be greatly strengthened and equipped to effectively drive the integration of all media channels under one unit," Lee said.

In addition to these promotions within GroupM Trading, the wider GroupM network has also been experiencing changes at the top recently. As reported in September, GroupM China has promoted James Wu to become managing director of digital operations and innovation of GroupM Interaction. Further, Sara Ye has been promoted from head of search to managing director, Search/Digital Lab, and Carol Geng, former national digital trading director, has been promoted to general manager of GroupM Interaction.

Source:
Campaign China

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