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Lisa Watson

Founder and Managing Director, Ibis Intelligence Services
Chairman, Direct Marketing Association of Singapore

In Asia since 1991, Lisa Watson is an expert business strategist, innovative thinker and marketing specialist with over 20 years of agency, consulting and academic experience.  She founded Ibis Intelligence Services in 2001 to help clients improve their returns on marketing investment (ROMI) by developing their data, intelligence and marketing skills and strategies. Ibis clients include Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, American Express, Standard Chartered Bank, Edmund Optics, Readers Digest, Avaya and Remark Insurance.

One of her key assignments was as a Senior Director at Oracle Corporation Asia Pacific (2003 – 2005) where she developed a strategic framework for successful implementation of technology and applications as part of the CRM Applications team. Her advertising and CRM agency experience includes Leo Burnett, Young & Rubicam, Wunderman and Ogilvy.

Ms Watson is an active advocate of the Direct Marketing industry having served as Chairman of the Direct Marketing Association of Singapore since 2002 and been a member of the Operating Committee of the International Council of the U.S. Direct Marketing
Association from 2004 to 2007. She has served as a founder and co-chair of the Marketing & Communications Committee for AmCham Singapore since 2006 and is a regular trainer and conference speaker on four continents.

Ms Watson's consulting experience spans industries and geographies having worked with many companies in industries including Automotive (BMW, Chrysler, Mercedes Benz); Financial Services (ABN AMRO Bank, AIU Insurance, Nippon Life); FMCG (P&G, Watson's Water, Yakult); Hospitality / Tourism (Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hotel Conrad, Le Meridien Hotels, Regent Hotels, Singapore Tourism Board); Media (Economist, STAR TV, MEASAT/Astro); Pharmaceuticals (Nestle, Wyeth); abd Technology / Telco (Apple, AT&T, Digital, HP, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, Oracle, SingTel, Xerox), to name a few.

She graduated from Lawrence University with an honors degree in Mathematics.


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