Lily Siu is appointed Managing Director, ChinaContact:Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com or
Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.comNew York, NY - May 2, 2005 - JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and communications companies, announced today that it has established a presence in China and has appointed Lily Siu, Managing Director, China, in charge of its new offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Ms. Siu joins JWT Specialized Communications from TMP Worldwide, where she spent the past six years in the Asia-Pacific market, with management roles in China and Singapore.
"China is the most important market in our global expansion strategy. More and more of our international clients are expanding there, and many employers in China are interested in applying recruitment marketing techniques proven successful in other countries. Our goals match perfectly with Lily Siu's experience and enthusiasm for new approaches to communicating with workforce talent in the world's most dynamic market," said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO, JWT Specialized Communications.
JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.
The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies. # # #