TBWA-ISC appoints Aaron Cowie as Managing Director
As part of TBWA-ISC’s management succession plan, Aaron Cowie, currently Chief Operating Officer, will take over as Managing Director of the agency with immediate effect and will report directly into the Asia Pacific regional management team.
Executive Vice President Datuk Tim Garland has been named Capital Markets Communications Consultant to the Agency, focusing on the developing ASEAN financial markets.
Keith Smith, TBWA’s President International, said, “Datuk Tim Garland merged his Myalo interactive marketing consultancy with TEQUILA in Malaysia in 2005. He has been an invaluable asset in developing and growing our now fully integrated Malaysian agency, especially in its award-winning digital and financial communications services.” Smith added, “Tim has left a legacy to be proud of.”
On his departure, Garland said, “I am delighted to be handing over the baton to Aaron Cowie who is eminently qualified to become TBWA-ISC’s Managing Director after more than 20 years' experience in client services, strategic planning and management with a handful of other leading multinational agencies in Malaysia.”
As Managing Director, Cowie will be supported by the management team headed by Executive Creative Director Jeff Orr, Head of Account Management Shaun Tay, Deputy Executive Creative Director Paul Lingan, Head of Digital Jordan Chua and Finance Director Yeong Hoong Meng, all of whom have been with TBWA-ISC for at least the past half dozen years.