BBDO netwok in Japan announces new board director changes

I&S BBDO Inc., BBDO JAPAN Inc. and BBDO J WEST Inc. have announced that their Board of Directors meeting on December 10, 2020 has unofficially decided on personnel changes relating to the Chairman, Representative Directors and other executives as follows.

The new Chairman of I&S BBDO Inc. will be officially appointed upon the selection at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the subsequent Board of Directors meeting, both of which are scheduled in March, 2021.

New appointment and changes are:

Yoshihiro Nagai (pictured) will take on the role of President Representative Director, I&S BBDO Inc., President Representative Director, BBDO JAPAN Inc. and Representative Director, BBDO J WEST Inc.

I&S BBDO Inc.
Newly-appointed Chairman（Effective January 1, 2021）
Andrew Robertson – Chairman

Representative Director and other director changes, including former BBDO Asia CEO Chris Thomas as Chairman (Effective January 1, 2021)

BBDO JAPAN Inc.
Representative Director and other director changes (Effective January 1, 2021)

BBDO J WEST Inc.
Representative Director and other director changes (Effective January 1, 2021)

These changes will be made with the purpose of developing a new driving force for I&S BBDO Inc., BBDO JAPAN Inc. and BBDO J WEST Inc., aiming at strengthening their management capabilities with accelerated decision-making and business execution, thereby enhancing responsiveness to their changing business structure.