Ng Heok Seong joins McCann Worldgroup Malaysia in chief creative officer role

McCann Worldgroup Malaysia has appointed Ng Heok Seong to the Chief Creative Officer role.

Ng (pictured left) brings over 25 years of experience in brand communications and returns to Malaysia from Dentsu Singapore.

He has won over 130 international advertising awards at Cannes Lions, the One Show, D&AD, London International, New York Festival, Award Awards, AdFest, Spikes as well as the Effies and Asian Marketing Effectiveness & Strategy awards.

Sean Sim, McCann Worldgroup Malaysia CEO said, “I’m delighted to have Seong on board as he is a great creative partner and leader. His presence will push our creative standards to a much higher level. Seong is also an excellent people person and will be a fantastic mentor and coach for our young talent.”

When asked about his decision to join McCann, Ng said: “McCann Worldgroup Malaysia has assembled a new dynamic team in Kuala Lumpur and the chance to work with like-minded people was very attractive. Plus teaming up with the CEO, Sean Sim, my ex-agency creative partner, means that this will be a creative-led agency with the focus on product over process.”