Independent agency GOVT Singapore bolsters creative team with new CD and group head

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Daniel, Sum, ChanPicture 1.jpgIndependent creative agency GOVT Singapore has appointed Tim Chan (pictured right), as Creative Director. Based in Singapore, Chan will report directly to Aaron Koh, Partner and Group Creative Director, and will be responsible for driving creative excellence and providing leadership for the creative department in the agency.

Prior to joining GOVT Singapore, Chan was Deputy Creative Director at iris Singapore, working on global and regional clients such as Tiger, Philips, Shell, Audi, Nestlé, Heineken and Diageo. He was also responsible for driving the Tiger Street Football global activation platform. Chan previously served as Associate Creative Group Head at DDB Singapore, and as Senior Copywriter at McCann Erickson Malaysia, working on the likes of McDonalds, Proton, Coca- Cola, DiGi and Nespray, amongst others.

Joining the creative team at GOVT Singapore is Ashlynn Sum (pictured centre). As Creative Group Head, Sum will push the creative vision and output for the agency’s key clients. She joins from Leo Burnett Singapore, where she worked on regional P&G brands such as SK-II and Tide. Sum reports to Chan in GOVT Singapore.

Plus, Anand Daniel (pictured left) joins GOVT Singapore’s accounts department as Group Account Manager from TribalDDB Singapore. Daniel joins the agency with key FMCG experience, previously working on the local and regional Unilever portfolio of brands including Clear, Sunsilk, Dove, Lipton and Cornetto. He reports to Group Managing Director, GOVT Singapore & Malaysia, Leon Lai.

Commenting on the trio’s appointments Lai said, “Tim, Ash and Anand represent the ambition of GOVT — to be a leading GOVT Singapore independent creative company, with the aim of creating and leading global creativity out from Asia. They are proven team leaders and possess tremendous talent, and believe in the vision and ambition of GOVT. Plus, it helps that all three of them are crazy and weird in their own ways. The agency is elated to have them in the team, and I know that we will only grow stronger and better from here on.”