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Stagwell taps Connie Chan to drive APAC growth

Stagwell has named Connie Chan as Chief Growth Officer, Asia Pacific, effective July 2025. Based in Singapore, she will be responsible for leading the firm's growth strategy and operations across APAC markets, with a focus on accelerating transformation, scaling integrated capabilities and deepening relationships in local markets. Connie will report to Ryan Linder, EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer.

This appointment follows Stagwell's  acquisition of ADK GLOBAL, expanding their APAC presence to 2,500 employees across 34 offices.

Connie most recently served as CEO of OMD China, where she oversaw operations in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Before that, she held leadership roles at WPP, including as Executive Director of the Government & Public Sector Practice in Singapore and Chief Client Officer for APAC at MEC (now Wavemaker).

Ryan commented on the appointment, stating, "As the global marketing landscape continues to shift, Asia Pacific stands out as a region of extraordinary opportunity. Connie's leadership will be instrumental as we build a network that not only responds to the complexity of today, but sets the pace for what's next."

Randy Duax, Managing Director, Asia Pacific added, "We've spent the last three years building the kind of platform the holding companies said couldn't be done - media, creative, strategy and PR moving as one, built for speed, wired for scale. Connie isn't here to learn the playbook. She's here to call the next play."
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