Bob Pickard
Pickard

Bob Pickard, who was Burson-Marsteller’s Asia-Pacific CEO and North Asia president for Edelman, will take the newly created Asia-Pacific CEO slot for Huntsworth in January.

He'll be based in Singapore, which has been selected as regional headquarters for the London-based firm.

Pickard takes charge of the Grayling, Citigate and Huntsworth Health brands. Coordination of Huntsworth's strategic alliance, which was announced in April, with China's BlueFocus is another priority.

CEO Peter Chadlington said Pickard's appointment is an "important step in Huntsworth's development and ambition in Asia-Pacific."