Singapore – Microsoft has announced two communications-related appointments for its Asian market. They include Lauren Myers-Cavanagh as new senior director of communications for Microsoft Asia and Simran Singh Sethi as head of communications for Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Myers-Cavanagh will lead Microsoft’s communications in Asia and help further position the company as a trusted technology partner with a strong emphasis on innovative storytelling centered around artificial intelligence (AI).
She reports to Douglas Dawson, Microsoft’s general manager of global communications.
Myers-Cavanagh joins Microsoft from Twitter, where she served as Asia-Pacific director of communications and previously Asia-Pacific head of policy communications. At Twitter, she built and oversaw more than a dozen regional teams that protected Twitter’s corporate and social license to operate while growing audience and revenue.
Commenting on her appointment, Myers-Cavanagh said, “The opportunity to be part of Microsoft’s global communications leadership team is a privilege, as is shaping the next chapter of the Microsoft story in Asia.”
Meanwhile, Simran–a ten-year Microsoft veteran–previously led communications and integrated storytelling for Microsoft’s commercial and cloud business in Asia. He will continue to be based in Singapore and report to Myers-Cavanagh.
