MUMBAI: Param Saikia is replacing Subhendu Mukherjee as CEO for JWT Malaysia and will be taking charge in January 2011.

Saikia confirmed about his new career movement to Indiantelevision.com. In his new role, he will be partnering with Edwin Leong, Deputy Chairman/ ECD.

This will be Saikia‘s second stint with JWT as he had started his career in the industry with JWT Delhi in 1987 as an associate account director.

Mukherjee, on the other hand, is relocating to JWT Indonesia as strategic planning director.

Earlier Saikia was working with iris Worldwide as CEO in India. He has also been on the executive committee of Grey, McCann, Euro RSCG and Publicis. He has dealt with clients such as Nestlé, Coca-Cola, HP, Intel, MasterCard, Perfetti, Bacardi GM, Gillette, and Sheraton.