Victor Ng joins DDB China as executive creative director of their Shanghai agency
DDB Shanghai has appointed Singaporean expat Victor Ng as Executive Creative Director. Ng will report to Michael Dee, Chief Creative Officer of DDB China Group, and will be responsible for overseeing and shaping creative direction in the Shanghai office.
Ng (left) was previously Chief Creative Officer for Euro RSCG Singapore and Southeast Asia, where he was promoted from ECD in 2009. Victor began his career at Leo Burnett Singapore as a copywriter. In 2006, he became the first-ever creative from Asia to work at Mother London. Ng has had a highly decorated and accomplished career, having been awarded with several of the industry’s most prestigious awards. He was nominated as Creative Director of the Year by Campaign in 2009, notched a Creative Achievement Award at the 2009 New York Festivals, and was named one of Singapore’s Most Influential Creative Directors by the Singapore Institute of Advertising in 2009.
Under his leadership, Euro RSCG Singapore was named Agency of the Year in Southeast Asia by Campaign in 2009. Ng has also achieved major successes at prominent international award shows and has judged at Cannes, D&AD, Clio, London International Awards, Spikes Asia, Asia Pacific Adfest and Singapore Creative Circle Awards.
“We’re very excited to welcome Victor to the DDB family and to see what new directions he can take us to,” said Michael Dee. “His appointment will further strengthen DDB China’s creative capabilities and I am confident the agency will benefit greatly from his creativity and leadership.”
‘We’ve had a tremendously successful year in 2010 and our focus now is to not just to keep but expand the momentum. With the addition of Victor next to Chris Jones (ECD Tribal DDB Shanghai), we’re completing a senior leadership team under Michael’s inspirational guidance that is top notch and should enable us to strengthen both individual disciplines as well as integration,” said Dick van Motman, President & CEO DDB Greater China Group.
16 Comments
Nice one. You deserve a good shop Vic. Good luck.
Good for you Vic. I’m sure this will be a good move for you. Good luck.
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yea. euro fell apart after u went off too. I wonder what’s left there.
Yeah for winning tons of awards in one medium for only a couple projects and making tons of money!
DDB may give Ogilvy a run for their money in China.
I’m sure he’s a talented guy, but seriously what big campaigns is he known for besides Nikon? And i’m sure that was for a distributor.
Ohh, my sympathy to you. You should ask around your Sporean or Malaysian mates about the style of working there. ;0
Welcome to China! :))
Good to hear from you, my friend.
And welcome back to the advertising world.
A friend from Bangkok
Frankly, china has become the last port of call for many singaporean cds who got to the title by scamming for products like window cleaners and post it notes…..then got found out as innefective leaders who couldnt steer an agency at that level. China agencies either don’t know how to spot them or have decided that the best way to gain fame is by hiring these people to raise the profile. Their gain is singapore’s gain too.
Hilarious. Singapore agencies are still living in the illusion that they are the class of Asia. They remain blissfully oblivious to the creative potential and prominence of China, India and Japan. Such trademark arrogance will only doom their already free-falling industry.
Totally agree with Anonymous February 15, 3:30 PM
U will soon receive a red cap from your CCO.
He is very famous with his red cap!
February 16, 2011 5:25 PM, hahahaha….good one! The red cap. Vic, you’ll find out soon.
I hope you can focus your great creative energy on client business rather than creative rankings. Or you won’t last long in China.
February 18, 2011 8:21 AM, agree! But then, it’s BEST to have creative ranking + build brand for clients in China. The former is required by your network. The latter is required by your client (or the suits).
Yes but all singapore cds (esp in china) only have the former.