(BANGKOK, August 1, 2007)— New Media today named Pittayaporn Chumroom as its new Business Director for the Thailand office. She joined the company in August and will work closely with Tiwa York, Managing Director for New Media Thailand.

Pitta has been working with Thailand Top Advertising Agencies (brand, CRM , direct marketing and integrated) and recently with Mindshare Interaction as their Business Director . She has had a strong interest in total brand communication and new media in reaching consumers. Her previous accounts include Nestle, Unilever, P&G, Ford, Citibank, Microsoft and other local brands. She also directed and ran Publicis & FCB‘s Indochina offices including Vietnam and Myanmar as Chief Representative for four years.

"We gladly welcome Pitta in joining the Thailand team. She brings a strong background of agency experience to our group, as well as a solid reputation among the ad agencies in the region," said Russell Conrad, CEO of New Media. "I feel strongly that Pitta will continue building our business in Thailand and help New Media as a whole continue growing quickly.”