Industry Digital marketing Launched 2012 Headquarters Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Website www.lionandlion.com Founded 2012 | |
Area served Malaysia, Singapore, Jakarta, Hong Kong Key people Casper Andersen, Managing Partner
Hugh Batley, Managing Partner Founders Casper Andersen, Hugh Batley Parent organization Septeni Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. | ||
Lion & Lion is an independent advertising agency headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It launched in 2012, and has since expanded to Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore; there are currently over 160 employees.
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History
The agency is co-founded by Hugh Batley, a former consultant at McKinsey & Co and Casper Andersen, former CEO of the China subsidiary of global media group Bonnier’s. Lion & Lion is the first agency funded by venture capital firm and business incubator, Nova Founders Capital, that generally funds internet based start ups in financial services . The partners of Nova Founders Capital, Mads Faurholt-Jorgensen, Raphael Strauch, and Stefan Bruun formed the launch team behind Lion & Lion, prior to Hugh Batley and Casper Andersen joining in 2013.
Clients
The firm won its first large client, IKEA for the Malaysian and Singapore markets, in 2013. The agency won another heavily tendered account in 2014 when L'Oréal selected it as its digital agency for all 17 brands. The agency’s portfolio consist of more than 30 global brands including L'Oréal, Apple, Nestlé, IKEA, AXA, and LVMH.
Awards
In 2015, the firm won two gold awards for Social Media Agency of The Year and Search Marketing Agency of The Year at the Advertising + Marketing Awards.