Bangkok--21 Aug--Ogilvy & Mather Advertising The Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific, Miles Young, who will move to New York at the year end, has announced that his successor will be Tim Isaac. Isaac joined the agency in 1995, and is a veteran of the business in Asia. At O&M he has been successively responsible for the Agency’s global clients, for the Singapore office, the Thailand office, and currently heads up the Agency’s ASEAN region, which is contributing significantly to the agency’s very strong performance in the region, as well as OgilvyAction, the agency’s newest discipline. Isaac will operate with Tham Khai Meng as Co-Chairman, in exactly the same way as Miles Young does. Simultaneously, Paul Heath is designated to the new post of Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific. Heath originally joined O&M as a graduate trainee in 1987, and then rejoined Ogilvy in Asia in 2003. Most recently he was tasked with leading the Agency’s advertising network, in which he has achieved record new business gains. Miles Young commented: “Tim and Paul represent the best of Ogilvy. Together with Khai, they will provide the leadership to push our brand to even higher levels. In the past five years, we’ve more than doubled the size of the business, to revenues of over US$500 million. This structure is designed to anticipate and drive and not just respond to the opportunities of growth. It also reflects my undying belief in Asia’s crucial role in our worldwide company going forward.” About Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific is the largest agency network in the region. It offers the full range of marketing communication disciplines including advertising, direct marketing, interactive media, media planning and buying, database management, telemarketing, directory services, public relations, sales promotion, graphic design, and related marketing disciplines. Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (www.ogilvy.com) a subsidiary of WPP Group plc (NASDAQ: WPPGY) is one of the largest marketing communications networks in the world, with 497 offices in 125 countries. For more information, please contact: Punnee Chaiyakul Ogilvy & Mather Advertising/ Thailand Tel. 0 2205 6000 Email: [email protected]