Singapore – Interpublic Group (IPG) has appointed Mish Fletcher, former executive vice president and global growth officer at creative data and CRM agency FCB/SIX, to assume the newly created role of chief growth officer for APAC.
Prior to her role at FCB/SIX, Fletcher has spent several years as the managing director and global head of marketing at digital company Accenture Interactive, where she led a global team that drove business growth and record revenues through new capabilities, thought leadership, and demand generation, as well as sales enablement activities. Fletcher has also previously worked with traditional marketing firm OgilvyOne Worldwide and communications agency MacLaurin PR in the United Kingdom.
In this newly created position, Fletcher will be IPG’s first regional executive at the holding company level in APAC. She will be based in Sydney, Australia, and will work across the region, partnering with IPG agencies to ensure that the company is delivering the best marketing solutions to help drive growth for clients. Fletcher will report directly to IPG’s Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer Simon Bond.
Commenting on her appointment, Fletcher said that she is thrilled to be taking on the new role, which will allow her to leverage key assets that IPG has invested in, including Acxiom, Kinesso, and Matterkind, as well as Hedy, and IPG Studios on behalf of clients in the region.
“Uniting these technologies, data and agile production capabilities creates a transformational performance machine that has the power to supercharge creativity, bringing new possibilities to marketers, seamlessly and efficiently,” said Fletcher.
Meanwhile, Bond commented that Fletcher is a true globalist with extensive experience in leveraging data and technology to deliver creative, personalized marketing communications on behalf of brands, at scale.
“She has a deep industry background helping clients drive conversion and effectiveness with their marketing,” noted Bond.
IPG’s Chief Executive Officer Philippe Krakowsky said that as the complexity of media and marketing continues to increase, they are increasingly seeing clients ask for holistic thinking and solutions.
“Mish is the right person to ensure that we can deliver on these kinds of briefs. She has all of the requisite expertise and is also a great fit with our culture, which values and rewards curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Mish and her team can deliver these integrated, modern marketing solutions in order to help clients achieve their business goals and thrive in the digital economy,” said Krakowsky.
