JAKARTA – Digitally-led marketing agency VML Qais Indonesia has further strengthened its team with the hire of Andreas Christiadi as Business Director.
Hailing from Lombok, Indonesia, Christiadi has also lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, returning to Indonesia in 2012. Christiadi brings with him a wealth of experience in the digital realm, having worked in sales, advertising and also managing a portfolio of start-ups at a local incubator. He has previously worked with clients including Coca-Cola, Unilever, IBM and Zurich Insurance.
Christiadi joins VML from Systec Group, where he was the Managing Director of Talkmen.com, an Indonesian male lifestyle portal, as well as the Founder and CEO of Postaholics.com, a social media driven information portal. While managing the growth of Talkmen.com to become the country’s leading men’s lifestyle portal, he also led media partnerships for all of Systec Group’s initiatives.
“We are truly excited to have Andreas join the VML Qais team,” commented Piotr Jakubowski, Head of Digital for VML Qais Indonesia. “His previous roles provide a well-rounded breadth of experience for the fast-moving digital market in Indonesia, particularly as VML has managed fantastic growth in the last 18 months – including a win at Indonesia’s Digital Agency of the Year awards.”
Added Keith Timimi, Chairman of VML Qais, “Andreas quickly injected his passion and drive into the office, and we are looking forward to a fantastic 2015 with him on the growing team.”
