ASIA-PACIFIC – AUGUST 23, 2011 – Aktiv Digital, the leading pan-regional online media sales house in Asia, has strengthened its ranks with the addition of several members to its team. Eliot Connor has joined Aktiv after eight years with online sales company Ad2One, where he was responsible for running Ad2One’s SEA operation as well as launching the Australian office. Previous to his time in APAC he managed sales across sub divisions of the company in Europe.
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Having served in the field for close to a decade, Conor is responsible for spearheading the company’s social media division across the region. This division offers a holistic social solution encompassing Facebook social ads optimization, content seeding distribution network, advertising opportunities with social apps and games etc. According to a Synovate study, social networking is now the most popular online activity in South East Asia; 48.9% Singaporeans are Facebook users, Indonesia is the world’s second-largest market for Facebook and more than 25 million users make Facebook the number one website in the Philippines.
Aktiv Digital CEO Matt Sutton commented about this latest addition to the Aktiv family. “Eliot is an extremely exciting addition to the Aktiv Komli family. It demonstrates the belief the market has in our business to continue to grow across the region, as well as our commitment to bringing together the best talent this digital market has to offer.”
The company has also hired Fabien Bouhier as Senior Account Manager & Amarpal Singh as Marketing Manager as part of its regional expansion after being acquired by Komli Media and have plans to add five additional headcount immediately.
Akshay Garg, international vice-president for Komli Media, said, “We are very excited by the addition of these hires and remain committed to the growth of Aktiv’s headcount and footprint across the region.”
