Steve Hough joins Y&R Malaysia

Steve Hough, one of Asia’s most highly awarded creatives, has left the Saatchi & Saatchi network after four years and has been lured back to Malaysia to work with Y&R.

On the move Hough told CB Asia: “The last four years has been a terrific and I will miss working with the Saatchi team immensely. But it just felt like the right time to move on and do something different. On the creative front, things are rapidly evolving at Y&R, It’s a perfect time to be joining and be a part of the resurgent Y&R brand. The network is definitely on a mission to become a really serious awards force, both regionally and globally. With Tony Granger at the helm  and Marcus Rebeschini running the region the passion to make Y&R a dominant player is amazing it’s a great time to be on board and be part of it”.

In the last three years, Hough has won many international awards, including a Gold Cannes Lion for the Amnesty International “Stamps” poster campaign, Silver lion for Wonderbra “3D” ( the 10th most awarded poster campaign in the world in the Gunn Report) plus three Bronze Lions: for Olay, Western Union, and the Cu Chi Museum respectively. Also in this time he has won a Gold Clio, and 3 Silver Clio’s and 4 Bronzes.

Y&R Malaysia’s Chairman Dato’ Rishya Joseph said: “We’re delighted to have Steve on board. He is a great asset for Y&R in Malaysia and his appointment will give us the critical mass necessary to push ahead with a strong creative agenda”.

Also, regional ECD Marcus Rebeschini commented: “Steve Hough is a great addition to the Y&R network. He brings a wealth of much-needed talent and expertise to the region. As we expand, we’re hoping to attract more creative talent like Steve to usher in a new era for Y&R Asia. The creative bar in the Malaysian office is at an all time high, and with Dato’ Rishya and Steve at the helm, things can only get better.”