Cheil Worldwide Inc. has appointed Hari Krishnan as its Chief Operating Officer. He joins from WPP where he was Head, Global Team Ford- a consortium of JWT, Mindshare and Wunderman. Hari Krishnan will start his role from January 2013 and lead Cheil Worldwide SW Asia's growth agenda.

He will build on the agency's rapidly evolving track record for delivering diverse communications solutions making it one of the strongest integrated agencies in India. Krishnan previously headed WPP Global Team Ford where he set up the first co-located office of three different specialist agencies for WPP in the Asia-Pacific Region. Krishnan is a well-known advertising and communication figure with a career spanning over two decades where he has held senior leadership roles with JWT India, Grey Worldwide and Bates India, among others.