The IAB Southeast Asia and India Announces First Regional Board and Bold Plans for 2019

By STS News Desk On Mar 29, 2019

The Iab Southeast Asia and India Announces First Regional Board and Bold Plans for 2019

With over 70% of the Association’s 200 Members voting in the first Regional Board elections, the IAB SEA+India has announced its 2019 Board representatives.

With bold expansion plans, the Regional Board will work alongside Regional CEO Miranda Dimopoulos galvanising the region to drive responsible digital work in a time where spend in digital is rapidly increasing.

“Our business decisions are always Asia first and data led, ensuring we are elevating the industry impactfully,” said Dimopoulos. “Our expansion will focus on India, Indonesia and Thailand – the key growth markets identified by our Members, with partnerships on the ground to deliver education, research and standards. Working alongside the board, Chair and Vice Chair, we continually look to evolve and address the unique complexities across Asia effectively.”

Former IAB Singapore Chair and Vice Chair, Joe Nguyen and Laura Cooke respectively, also continue in their uncontested roles for a second year running.

Joe Nguyen shared: “Over the last four years, the Membership has diversified from being a publisher driven organisation to now representing the entire service side of the digital industry. With the region becoming ever more important globally, the IAB brings a consistent and considered shared voice to the markets we work within.”

Laura Cooke, added: “2018 saw a large increase in brand marketer participation for both our education and networking events bridging the gap between buy and sell side. This is confirmation that what we are curating through our Committees and Board is effective. Our feedback scores increasing to 4.9/5 for value and effectiveness is another proof point that the IAB is giving great value back to the industry.”

2019 Regional Board Members

Regional CEO: Miranda Dimopoulos, Regional Chief Executive Officer – IAB SEA+India
Chair: Joe Nguyen, Senior Vice President, APAC – Comscore, Inc.
Vice Chair: Laura Cooke (formerly Green-Wilkinson), APAC Growth Officer – Dentsu Aegis Network
Regan Baillie, Chief Business Development and Marketing Officer, APAC – Mediacom
Phil Townend, APAC Chief Commercial Officer, APAC – Unruly
Alex Sibois, Director of Agency and Channel Partnerships APAC – LinkedIn
Rose Huskey, Chief Executive Officer, SEA – Wavemaker
Carl Nawagamuwa, Head of Platforms, SEA – Google
Matt Harty, Senior Vice President, APAC – The Trade Desk
Rochelle Chhaya, Chief Operating Officer, APAC – OMD
Michael Beecroft, Chief Investment Officer, APAC – Mindshare
Justin Peyton, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer – Digitas
Cindy Tan, Global Vice President, Retail and APAC Display – TripAdvisor
Audrey Kuah, Managing Director, Global Data Innovation Centre and Executive Director, Media, Asia Pacific – Dentsu Aegis Network
David Goodfellow, Partnerships Lead, JAPAC – Oracle Data Cloud

Continuing their staunchly anti pay for play approach for speaking opportunities, Committee seats and Board roles, Dimopoulos shares: “what we lose in potential additional revenue, we gain in credibility, trust and transparency – words which can sometimes feel have lost meaning in our industry. Being agnostic, fair and always adapting for the future are at the core of who we are and what we do.”