James Zhu to join PHD China as managing director for its headquarters in Shanghai

PHD has appointed James Zhu as Managing Director of its China headquarters in Shanghai effective July 17. A results-driven leader, Zhu will focus his efforts on elevating PHD’s offering in providing complete marketing solutions for its clients.

Zhu (pictured) joins PHD after nine years at WPP, most recently as General Manager at Wavemaker and previously Partner at Mindshare.

“The Chinese market is constantly changing, and agencies need to keep learning and adapting their offering to fit the market’s needs,” said Zhu. “It’s important to always be engaging in conversation with clients in order to dig out their emerging challenges, fully understanding them and helping to create competitive advantage by doing things differently. I’m happy to be joining PHD whose very ethos is just that–finding a better way.”

PHD China CEO, Anna Chitty, commented, “We are thrilled to welcome James onboard. He brings a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to our team and we know he will help our clients’ business continue to thrive.