{"id":25333,"date":"2025-03-24T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T03:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/agency-of-the-year-my\/?p=25333"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T03:42:54","slug":"joel-ong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/agency-of-the-year-my\/joel-ong\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Ong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Speakers&#8221; module_class=&#8221;color1-box &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;2025 Judge&#8217;s Profile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;24822&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"h1\">2025 Judge&#8217;s Profile<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;members-full-description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/agency-of-the-year-my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/Sunway-Medical-Centre_Joel-Ong.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Affin_JasmineJefri&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Sunway Medical Centre_Joel Ong&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Designation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Joel Ong<\/h3>\n<h4>Head of Digital Marketing<\/h4>\n<h5>Sunway Medical Centre<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;BIO&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Joel has nearly 20 years of interdisciplinary marketing experience across various industries. 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