Nissan's Simon Sproule to chair judges panel for 2013 PRWeek Awards Asia

The PRWeek Awards Asia will take place in June 2013 in Hong Kong (exact date and location to be announced). Entries are now open, and the deadline is 3 April. Details are available at www.prawardsasia.com.

In his position at Nissan, Sproule is responsible for the design and implementation of corporate communications strategies, brand management and communications, marketing, motorsport, corporate social responsibility and internal communications for Nissan Motor and for the Nissan and Infiniti brands worldwide. He is based at Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.

Sproule has held the position since October 2010. Prior to that he was director of communications for the Renault-Nissan Alliance office in Boulogne Billancourt, France, which followed a stint in Tokyo as corporate officer, with responsibility for global communications. He joined Nissan in North America in June 2003 from Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, where he served as chief communications officer in North America. He has also worked in communications positions with Ford in the US and Europe.