Ronald Ng, the chief creative officer of BBDO/Proximity Malaysia, will be relocating to BBDO New York to serve as executive VP/executive creative director. In his new role, which he will start in December, Ng will work closely with Bill Bruce, chairman/chief creative officer, BBDO New York, and David Lubars, chairman/chief creative officer, BBDO North America.
Since joining BBDO/Proximity Malaysia in 2004, Ng has helped steadily improve that agency’s creative reputation. For example, this year, The Won Report ranked BBDO/Proximity Malaysia the 13th most awarded agency globally and its HELP “Wheelchair” campaign the sixth most awarded “Innovative and Alternative Media” campaign in the world. More recently, the agency’s print and poster efforts for Jeep won the Grand Prix at the CLIO Awards as well as Gold Lions at Cannes and Pencils at the One Show and D&AD Awards. BBDO/Proximity Malaysia was also the top-performing agency across all disciplines at last year’s Asian Kancil Awards and the number one shop at the Direct Marketing Awards of Malaysia. BBDO/Proximity also walked off with Gold at the Asian Marketing and Effectiveness Awards.
“This is a great example of leveraging the outstanding talent we have across our network to ensure we are delivering the most compelling commercial content for our clients in every corner of the world,” said David Lubars, adding, “Ronald’s digital background did not escape us and was especially attractive.”
Ng joins Greg Hahn, Jack Neary, Don Schneider and Mike Smith as BBDO New York’s executive creative directors.
At BBDO/Proximity Malaysia, Ng will be succeeded by Mun Tuck Wai, currently executive creative director at the agency.
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The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
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