Philly Apthorpe

Head of Marketing, Communications and Events, Global Markets and FIC APAC

BNP Paribas

Philly Apthorpe is the Head of Marketing, Communications and Events for Global Markets and FIC APAC at BNP Paribas, responsible for providing the full spectrum of marcomms solutions targeted at internal and external audiences.

She started her career in advertising at J. Walter Thompson London, where she spent time in its PR, new business and account management teams. From there, she joined UBS and held a number of roles within the investment bank’s advertising, communications and marketing teams, before relocating to Hong Kong to establish and lead its APAC business marketing and client marketing strategy functions.