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MILES YOUNG
Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific

Miles Young's career in advertising has spanned Lintas, Allen Brady & Marsh and Ogilvy & Mather, which he joined in 1983. He was educated at Bedford School and also at New College, Oxford, where he took a first class degree in Modern History.

Miles was appointed to the Board of O&M Advertising in London in 1986 and Client Services Director in 1988. In February 1990, he became Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather Direct in London, Chairman of O&M Dataconsult, and O&M Teleservices. In May 1992, he became Deputy Chairman and in 1993, Chairman. He was a Regional Director of O&M Direct Europe from 1990 to 1995.

From 1994 to 1995, he had the additional responsibility of bedding in and running the IBM account in Europe which had previously been held by some 40 separate agencies. This included setting up a dedicated service centre in Paris for both advertising and direct marketing; and Miles has lectured and written widely on the subject of integrated marketing, a special interest.

In September 1995, he moved to Hong Kong to take up the position of Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia/Pacific, and serves on Board and the Executive Committee of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.