{"id":19440,"date":"2026-03-19T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/agency-of-the-year-sg\/?p=19440"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:14:30","slug":"samantha-echavez-pathak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/agency-of-the-year-sg\/samantha-echavez-pathak\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Echavez Pathak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Speakers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;2026 Judge&#8217;s profile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;18857&#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<h3 class=\"h1\" style=\"text-align: center\">2026 Judge&#8217;s profile<\/h3>\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;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#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-sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/03\/3M-Innovation-Singapore_Samantha-Echavez-Pathak.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Abbott_VinayDixit&#8221; title_text=&#8221;3M Innovation Singapore_Samantha Echavez Pathak&#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 _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Samantha Echavez Pathak<\/h3>\n<h4>Asia Search Lead<\/h4>\n<h5>3M Innovation Singapore <\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Echavez Pathak is the Asia Search Lead for 3M Asia, overseeing SEO and GEO processes across multiple business groups and 11 locales plus Taiwan. 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