stewart shanley
iris’s Richard Bleasdale to move on
Richard Bleasdale (pictured), regional CEO, Asia Pacific, iris Worldwide has put in his papers. He will step down at the end of 2009.“It’s been an incredibly challenging and enjoyable period helping to mould and shape the iris network and offering across Asia Pacific over a couple of years," said Bleasdale.
iris hires Publicis Modem / Dialog’s Param Saikia as CEO
iris India has roped in the CEO of Publicis Modem/Dialog, Param Saikia (pictured), to the post of iris India’s CEO. The agency will bring in 16 more new people in the coming weeks.Based in Delhi, Saikia will report to Stewart Shanley, the CEO of iris Worldwide. His initial focus will include working closely with managing director Alok Lall to strengthen the agency’s digital and experiential capabilities, as well as grow iris’ client base in India, which currently includes Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, Shell and adidas.
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