Adrian Warr Joins Burson As South Asia-Pacific CEO As Matt Stafford Leaves BCW
Date
5/12/2024 10:13:51 PM
(MENAFN- PRovoke) NEW YORK - Burson has hired longtime Edelman senior leader Adrian Warr as CEO of South Asia-Pacific - a role originally slated for BCW Asia-Pacific president Matt Stafford, who has left the company.
Warr will oversee Burson's business in India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. He will join Burson on September 16, two-plus months after Burson's launch July 1 when the merger of BCW and Hill & Knowlton Strategies becomes official.
Warr has spent the last decade with Edelman in Asia in a variety of roles.
Most recently he was APAC vice chair of practices & sectors. Before that, he served as APAC head of employee experience, CEO of Southeast Asia and CEO of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand.
Before Edelman, he spent 12 years in London, as a partner with Portland, an associate board director with Freuds Communications, and in a variety of roles in his seven years with H&K.
Stafford, meanwhile, has left BCW after serving as APAC president since 2016, when he joined BCW predecessor Cohn & Wolfe. Since 2022, Stafford also has served as BCW global president of practices & sectors.
BCW and H&K named Stafford Burson CEO of South Asia-Pacific in February , when they announced the first round of regional leaders. A spokesperson would not elaborate on what transpired between then and Stafford's departure.
“The myriad challenges and opportunities facing clients today could not be more foundational,” said BCW global CEO Corey duBrowa, who will hold the same title at Burson.
“Adrian has considerable experience pairing creativity with innovation to help clients navigate ambiguity and overcome obstacles, all while building their reputations amid extreme geopolitical, social and commercial complexity. This expertise, coupled with his rigorous advocacy for teams and talent, make him exceptionally well-suited to lead our South APAC business.”
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