BANGKOK, THAILAND — Mindshare, the media services company that is part of WPP, has appointed Bhidak Indraduta as its new Managing Director for Thailand, effective September 01.
Bhidak, a homegrown talent with 20 years of service at Mindshare and GroupM, has been promoted from his current position as Chief Client Officer of Mindshare Thailand. As the Managing Director, Bhidak’s responsibilities are to ensure client satisfaction — connecting them across the agencies, services of GroupM and with WPP capabilities. This will be pursued alongside the overall ambition for Mindshare to accelerate Good Growth for its clients and the industry.
Mindshare has been the number one media agency in Thailand for more than 15 years.
Bhidak will be reporting to Helen McRae, Mindshare’s APAC Chief Executive Officer, sharing the Mindshare’s mission to continue and extend its leadership across all areas of media and marketing in the APAC region. “I am delighted that Bhidak has accepted the role of Managing Director for Mindshare. He has the experience and the ambition to take Mindshare to even greater heights in the future!” said Helen.
“Bhidak is a perfect fit to the role of Managing Director at Mindshare Thailand” said Pathamawan Sathaporn, Chief Executive Officer of GroupM Thailand. “Mindshare Thailand is a real powerhouse, truly the agency of the future with more than 300 people across its key business and specialist units in Thailand. I have no doubt that Bhidak will build on the legacy of Mindshare to accelerate the transformation of Mindshare Thailand to the next level.”
Commenting on his appointment, Bhidak said, “I am honored and delighted to take on this role, and the opportunity to drive the continuing success of Mindshare. With the support of our talented and unbeatable people, plus my experience in the market and across the region, I am confident that we will have a great year in 2022 and beyond.”
