Jean Lin appointed as new Executive Officer at Dentsu Group

Dentsu Group Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has resolved to appoint Jean Lin, Global CEO of Creative Services Line of dentsu International Limited, as a new Executive Officer of the Company, effective on August 1, 2021.

Jean Lin will advise and guide the development of dentsu Sustainable Business Solutions (dSBS), which will be at the core of the sustainable client solutions provided across dentsu Japan network and dentsu International. This distinctive proposition will accelerate client growth by bringing together dentsu’s deep understanding of consumers and commitments to society, with creativity and technology, to create an ecosystem of co-creation with clients and partners to drive ‘growth from good’.

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Commenting on the development, Toshihiro Yamamoto, President & CEO, Dentsu Group Inc., said, “At dentsu, we believe in helping to realise a better society by contributing to the good progress of our clients and their consumers, our partners and our people. Dentsu Sustainable Business Solutions is core to delivering on our social commitments and business strategy, and I am delighted Jean’s entrepreneurial spirit, experience in creativity and digital transformation, industry leadership and personal commitment to sustainability will help guide its development.”

Lin had founded wwwins Consulting, a digital agency, in 1999, which was acquired by Aegis Media in 2004. Following the acquisition, Lin became the first head of Isobar’s Greater China office. In March 2014, she was elevated to Isobar’s Global CEO and in March 2020, she became Isobar’s Global Chief Executive Chairman.

In January 2016, Lin was appointed as a Member of the Global Executive Team of Dentsu Aegis Network (now dentsu International), the parent company of Isobar. In November 2019, she was made Global Chief Executive Officer, Creative, dentsu International.