Dentsu Sports Asia Appoints Stuart Ramalingam as Vice President and Head of Malaysia Department

February 19, 2016

Dentsu Sports Asia (DSA), cheap a subsidiary of Dentsu, order has announced the appointment of Stuart Ramalingam as Vice President and Head of Dentsu Sports Asia’s Malaysia operation.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, ask his role will be to reinvent the sports marketing landscape by conceptualising and introducing international standard management, servicing methods and innovative marketing concepts that will challenge the grain within the current domestic sports industry.

Ramalingam said: “Dentsu Sports is a major player in the global sports industry and I’m proud to be appointed as DSA’s Vice President. Given Dentsu’s unique position and with the expertise within the current organisation, I’m sure that we will be able to build a stronger and more significant footprint in Malaysia and across the Asian region.”

Ramalingam is currently heading all DSA’s Malaysian projects consisting of clients, brands and federations. He will play DSA’s leading role for the seven-person strong and growing sports marketing team in Malaysia.

“We are delighted to have Stuart come on board at an exciting time with the Rio Olympics, 2017 SEA Games that will be held in Malaysia and various other key sporting events taking place over the coming years. Stuart will be an asset for DSA with the years of experience he brings to the table, his excellent connections throughout the sports industry and his unique ability to challenge the norm,” said Kunihito Morimura, President and CEO of Dentsu Sports Asia.

Ramalingam was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Super League (MSL) Sdn Bhd, the commercial arm of the Football Association of Malaysia.

After two years with the MSL, he joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2012 where he held two positions – Director of Club Competitions and Director of Marketing.

For the past two years, he has been working as a consultant to several commercial agencies before joining Dentsu’s sports team on a full-time basis.