IPG Mediabrands has appointed Paul Waller to the newly-created role of Chief Investment Officer MAGNA, APAC.
Waller, who brings extensive trading and investment experience with GroupM and Omnicom across Singapore, China, Australia, and the UK, joins the IPG Mediabrands group from his previous role as Chief Media Solutions & Investment Officer at EssenceMediacom APAC, where he was responsible for leading the function across 16 markets within the region.
In his new position as Chief Investment Officer MAGNA APAC, Waller is tasked with “driving investment excellence and performance” across the IPG Mediabrands group of agencies within the Asia Pacific region, through the network’s global media investment and intelligence company MAGNA.
“We are very excited to welcome Paul to the IPG Mediabrands network,” said Leigh Terry, CEO Mediabrands APAC.
“His track record of executional excellence and delivery, perfectly position him to help drive exponential growth for our client base through optimized trading efficiencies and services.”
Waller, who will be based in Singapore and report to Terry, added, “I’m thrilled to be joining the team at IPG Mediabrands and collaborating across such a diverse and future focused portfolio of advertisers. As leaders in data management, I believe that MAGNA are perfectly positioned to harness the technology-driven evolution of media and consumer behaviour. I look forward to building on the network’s impressive work in the responsible media communication and sustainability space.”
