Former FCB Melbourne ECD, Mark Ringer, who left the agency in late 2005 to head to JWT Bangkok as regional CD on Unilever, has taken the ECD role at TBWA\Hong Kong, effective March 1. Prior to coming back to Australia to join FCB in January 2002, Ringer had quite a number of year's experience in Asia. He was associate CD at M&C Saatchi, Singapore from 2000 to late 2001, and from mid 1995 to mid 1999 had various senior copywriter stints at Batey Ads and DDB in Singapore. In 1999 he had freelance gigs at O&M in London and BBDO in Germany.
Ringer started his career at Young & Rubicam, Adelaide in 1991. In 1994 he headed to DDB Sydney where he stayed for a year until heading to Asia.