VENU RAMADASS and ANDREA SILVA will head MP & Silva's local teams at new offices in Malaysia and Kenya. Ramadass will oversee MP & Silva's appointment as the FAM global advisor for all media and commercial rights for its league competitions. He will also be involved in the Football Malaysia LLP, developing and implementing production, media rights distribution and commercial strategies in close collaboration with the FAM. Silva will be leading the company’s expansion plans and strategic acquisitions in Africa, in coordination with the European HQ in London (MP & Silva). ... The Welsh Rugby Union has named former retail company B&Q CEO MARTYN PHILLIPS to succeed ROGER LEWIS as CEO. Lewis was appointed in '06 and is to leave his role after the 2015 World Cup to take over at Cardiff Airport. Phillips, 46, has "strong personal rugby links," describing himself as a "diehard Welsh rugby fan." He has also run leadership programs for academy directors of Aviva Premiership clubs (BBC, 7/7). ... Havas Media Group Managing Partner of New Business & Marketing AMANDA PITT is leaving the agency to become a director at FullerGirling. For the past 18 months, Pitt helped establish new business and marketing functions for brands with the recently consolidated group, which includes Arena Media, Havas Media Int'l and LuxHub (CAMPAIGN LIVE, 7/8).
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