Two senior changes at Ogilvy PR, Asia Pacific

13 Jun 2009

Christopher Graves, president and Regional CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations Asia Pacific, has been appointed global CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

He has been appointed in the position that Marcia Silverman held and Silverman will now become Chair of Ogilvy PR. Both appointments become effective 1 January  2010

Since joining Ogilvy PR in 2005, Christopher Graves joined Ogilvy PR in 2005 and he almost doubled the agency's size in Asia Pacific.

Graves joined Ogilvy PR in 2005 after 23 years in business news, most recently with Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal. Chris was one of the founders of Wall Street Journal Television, managing editor of Asia Business News, vice president of news and programming for CNBC Asia, vice president of news and programming for CNBC Europe, managing director of business development (EMEA & Asia) for Dow Jones Consumer Electronic.

Silverman was instrumental in securing Ogilvy PR's reputation as a premier, integrated communications agency built on strong client service. She gathered together a strong and harmonious global management team, and driven new innovations in the critical social media space.