Stagwell (STGW) Accelerates APAC Growth with ADK GLOBAL Acquisition and Leadership Summit in Bangkok
Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) has strengthened its Asia-Pacific presence through the acquisition of ADK GLOBAL in early 2025 and hosted a leadership summit in Bangkok from March 5-7, 2025.
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Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) has strengthened its Asia-Pacific presence through the acquisition of ADK GLOBAL in early 2025 and hosted a leadership summit in Bangkok from March 5-7, 2025. The acquisition expands Stagwell's APAC footprint to over 2,000 team members across 14 countries and aims to enhance their AI-powered digital marketing capabilities.
During the Bangkok summit, senior leaders from both ADK and Stagwell engaged in discussions focusing on integration, collaboration, and APAC's role in global success. The company also relaunched its Global Affiliate Program to strengthen full-service and specialty digital solutions for clients worldwide.
Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn highlighted the company's regional expansion to 2,500 people and emphasized the importance of maintaining a collaborative culture while preserving each agency's unique character.
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- Significant APAC expansion through ADK GLOBAL acquisition
- Enhanced AI-powered digital marketing capabilities
- Geographic expansion to 14 countries in APAC
- Workforce growth to 2,500 employees in APAC region
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The acquisition of ADK GLOBAL significantly strengthens Stagwell's APAC presence, expanding Stagwell's APAC footprint to over 2,000 team members across 14 countries, and is set to enhance Stagwell's AI-powered digital marketing capabilities.
Building on this momentum, Stagwell hosted its biennial APAC leadership summit in
Stagwell also leveraged the APAC leadership summit to relaunch its Global Affiliate Program, which bolsters full-service and specialty digital solutions for clients worldwide. By engaging in strategic partnerships with regional affiliates, Stagwell builds on its commitment to delivering next-generation marketing solutions tailored to today's evolving consumer landscape.
"We've spent the past year expanding Stagwell across APAC, and now have 2,500 people in the region," said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn at the summit. "The most important thing for me in founding Stagwell was a collaborative culture where agencies work together while still maintaining their unique character. We're now right-sized to win bigger and better."
About Stagwell:
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 40+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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