Y&R Yangon has promoted Khin Myat Thu\u00a0from GM to Chairwoman. As part of continued expansion in Indochina, the agency has reinforced its management team with two aditional appointments: Mohit Pise\u00a0as General Manager and\u00a0Milla Chaplin\u00a0as Strategic Planning Director.<\/p>\n
Together, the new team will focus on Y&R Yangon\u2019s already robust client base \u2013including Colgate and Cerebos \u2013 as well as new business opportunities in one of the sub-region\u2019s most exciting markets. Based in Myanmar, the team reports to Y&R Indochina CEO Peter Skalberg.<\/p>\n
Y&R Vietnam won Silver at Agency of the Year 2015; Y&R Yangon brought home Myanmar\u2019s first ever Cannes Lions \u2013 including Gold \u2013 for Colgate in 2014.<\/p>\n
Peter Skalberg, CEO Y&R Indochina said on thge appointments: \u201cAdding more talent of such a high calibre builds upon the business and creative growth we are experiencing in Myanmar. Y&R Yangon has gone from strength to strength since it was established in 2013, and we owe much of that success to ThuThu, our agency\u2019s new Chairwoman. Not only were Y&R one of the first multinational networks to establish an Indochina operation, our commitment to this vibrant sub-region continues to strengthen.\u201d<\/p>\n
A 10 year experienced General Manger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Y&R Yangon\u2019s new General Manager, Mohit Pise brings with him close to a decade’s experience in advertising. Most recently the business lead for Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and Zambia at Africa\u2019s biggest telco MTN, before that he worked with the likes of Wieden+Kennedy in India, on brands including Chevrolet, IndiGo Airlines, Ten Sports and ICICI Bank.<\/p>\n Milla Chaplin joins from Mango Media<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Y&R Yangon\u2019s new Strategic Planning Director Milla Chaplin joins from Myanmar\u2019s Mango Media where she oversaw New Business.<\/p>\n Since joining the WPP Group thanks to the Marketing Fellowship Program in 2008, Chaplin has worked in a number of different roles, across research, branding, advertising and media, in a variety of exciting and challenging locations. She gained her degree in Chinese and German at Leeds University in the UK, and, still fluent in Mandarin, owes much of her passion for Asia to her time spent studying in the region.<\/p>\n Image over the headline.-\u00a0<\/strong>Khin Myat Thu (Chairwoman Y&R Yangon), Mohit Pise (General Manager Y&R Yangon) and Milla Chaplin (Strategic Planning Director Y&R Yangon). \u00a9 WPP.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Y&R Yangon has promoted Khin Myat Thu\u00a0from GM to Chairwoman. As part of continued expansion in Indochina, the agency has reinforced its management team with two aditional appointments: Mohit Pise\u00a0as General Manager and\u00a0Milla Chaplin\u00a0as Strategic Planning Director. Together, the new team will focus on Y&R Yangon\u2019s already robust client base \u2013including Colgate and Cerebos \u2013 …<\/p>\n