XM Asia Promotes Gerard Lim

XM Asia Pacific has promoted Gerard Lim to Chief Operating Officer, a move designed to strengthen the regional management team as XM continues its expansion drive. 

 

Lim will work closely with CEO Paul Soon to strengthen client relationships and sharpen the brand’s digital practices, team integration and through-the-line ideation and deployment in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia. 

 

Lim joined XM Asia in 2008 as managing partner, with a focus on diversifying the agency’s portfolio of expertise, building internal and external relationships, mentoring talent and driving the agency brand growth. Before joining XM, Lim was general manager and group business director at Leo Burnett Singapore, where he established the agency’s core telecommunication, technology & FMCG practice over two stints, spanning nine years. Prior to that, he served as managing director of Ogilvy & Mather Singapore, regional account director at Saatchi & Saatchi, and account supervisor at OgilvyOne. 

 

Lim, who majored in math and genetics at the National University of Singapore, has brought home a string of awards during his advertising career from the Echoes, D&AD and Cannes Lions. He currently assists Spring Singapore as a business advisor for small and medium enterprises. 

 

XM Asia, which is a JWT company, last year acquired XM Gravity, Indonesia’s leading digital agency, and is targeting more acquisitions this year. XM also has operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. 

“This is Gerard's fifth year with us and he has proven time and time again to be the operational backbone of our successes. We are growing at an incredible pace, and the time is right for him to take on a larger role, helping balance innovation, growth and talent across the region,” said Paul Soon, CEO of XM Asia. 

About XM 

 

Born in 1995, XM Asia (www.xm-asia.com) is one of Asia’s first and largest digital agencies. XM has created effective, innovative and award-winning strategies for companies across Southeast Asia for over 16 years, and continues to serve as a pioneer in the digital marketing space. 

 

The agency’s mantra is to deliver optimised digital experiences and strategies that enable their clients to build deeper consumer conversations with maximum ROI. 

 

To accomplish this, XM delivers a full range of proven digital marketing and technology consulting services. These range from business intelligence to platform development, consumer insights to user experience, rich internet application development to social media management, as well as data analytics and channel optimisation. 

 

XM clients across the region include Ford, MasterCard, HP, Economic Development Board of Singapore and the Singapore Tourism Board. XM Asia is Adobe’s first and only business partner in Asia. 

XM Asia is a JWT company, and part of the WPP group.