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Leah Barlaan
President & Managing Director
Leah Barlaan
President & Managing Director
With 30 years of advertising experience, Leah’s industry know-how and expertise helped lead various brands to success.
She was Managing Partner of Bates CHI & Partners/Ogilvy and also has notable stints at Wunderman Thompson (formerly J. Walter Thompson), Lowe Inc., AB Communication, and Grey.
She has partnered with top-performing clients and brands across big categories for growing-up milk, OTC products, FMCG, beauty brands and many others.
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Rang Pabello
Business Director
Rang Pabello
Business Director
Her 10 years of account management have proven her strength in building trust and handling every project from concept to release.
She was previously Account Director at Bates CHI & Partners and Ogilvy, and has led various successful campaigns across the categories of skincare and personal care brands, QSR, non-alcoholic beverages and lifestyle brands to name a few.
When she’s done answering messages, you can catch her singing her heart out as a member of a local chorale singing group.
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Jhem Manalang
Executive Creative Director
Jhem Manalang
Executive Creative Director
As a creative with 19 years of experience in the industry, he has helped brands discover their stories in unique ways.
Previously Associate Creative Director of Bates CHI & Partners, Ogilvy, and Ace Saatchi & Saatchi, Jhem has headed effective and award-winning campaigns for brands in categories like FMCG, beauty, lifestyle, OTC, Telco brands and many more.
MEET
THE
FAMPERSAND
L
E
A
H
Leah Barlaan
President & Managing Director
Leah Barlaan
President & Managing Director
With 30 years of advertising experience, Leah’s industry know-how and expertise helped lead various brands to success.
She was Managing Partner of Bates CHI & Partners/Ogilvy and also has notable stints at Wunderman Thompson (formerly J. Walter Thompson), Lowe Inc., AB Communication, and Grey.
She has partnered with top-performing clients and brands across big categories for growing-up milk, OTC products, FMCG, beauty brands and many others.
R
A
N
G
Rang Pabello
Business Director
Rang Pabello
Business Director
Her 10 years of account management have proven her strength in building trust and handling every project from concept to release.
She was previously Account Director at Bates CHI & Partners and Ogilvy, and has led various successful campaigns across the categories of skincare and personal care brands, QSR, non-alcoholic beverages and lifestyle brands to name a few.
When she’s done answering messages, you can catch her singing her heart out as a member of a local chorale singing group.
J
H
E
M
Jhem Manalang
Executive Creative Director
Jhem Manalang
Executive Creative Director
As a creative with 19 years of experience in the industry, he has helped brands discover their stories in unique ways.
Previously Associate Creative Director of Bates CHI & Partners, Ogilvy, and Ace Saatchi & Saatchi, Jhem has headed effective and award-winning campaigns for brands in categories like FMCG, beauty, lifestyle, OTC, Telco brands and many more.
We’d like to continue our passion for doing great work, thus, our tale rolled out in January 2022.
Our company name Ampersand Manila Inc., was motivated from the advertising company where we came from,
where collaboration was at the center of every success. With this, we’d like to continue our storytelling.
Ampersand MNL for short was inspired from the icon &.
We believe that it is not just about us, but that we are in the business of serving our partners –
building a stronger relationship, going after specific objectives and achieving creative effectiveness.
As long-time advocates in the industry,
we hope to provide the best solutions to our partners’ current issues.