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Australian Update
Australian Update.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Upstream Marketing and Comms Inc.\n11 February 2008\n\n\n\n Roger Marshall Joins Upstream as Managing Director in Australia to Complete\n Successful Integration of Operation Acquired in 2007\n\nHONG KONG, 11th February 2008 - Upstream (Stock code UPS.L), the full service\nmarketing and communications network, has named corporate and technology PR\nspecialist Roger Marshall as managing director of Upstream Australia. The new\nleadership comes ten months after Upstream's acquisition of Macro Consulting,\nrenamed Upstream Australia, and completes the final step of integrating this new\nbusiness unit into Upstream's Asia Pacific portfolio.\n\n\nRoger Marshall has over 16 years' experience in the public relations and\nmarketing industries across Australia, Europe and the US. He joins Upstream from\nSpectrum Communications and Max Australia, where as group managing director he\ndirected a broad range of business to business, consumer technology, corporate\nand lifestyle public relations accounts.\n\n'We are pleased with the smooth integration of the Australian operation into\nUpstream in all respects, including client retention, new client wins, and\nrevenue generation.' said David Ketchum, Upstream Asia CEO. 'We are enthusiastic\nthat a business leader of Roger's calibre has chosen to take his career to the\nnext level with Upstream, and look forward to his contributions in growing both\nthe Australian practice and Upstream's overall success in the Asia Pacific\nregion.'\n\nSince its acquisition last year, Upstream Australia has already generated a\nstream of profitable revenue for the Group, retaining key clients such as\nLinksys, Skype and SanDisk and winning new client relationships which most\nrecently included global telecommunications provider, HTC.\n\nUpstream Australia currently contributes approximately 20 per cent of the\nGroup's overall revenue and alongside Hong Kong and Singapore, is a hub of the\nnetwork's business. \n ###\n\nAbout Upstream\n\nFounded in 2000, Upstream is a full service marketing and corporate\ncommunications network positioned to help companies make the most of business\nopportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Upstream has offices in Beijing, Hong\nKong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo, as well as regional and\nglobal affiliates. Key practice areas include technology, corporate &...