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McCann Philippines account manager Kristelle Davantes found dead

Kristelle Davantes

Kristelle Davantes

A 25-year old account manager who worked at McCann WorldGroup in the Philippines has been found dead.

Kristelle Davantes, a senior account manager at McCann’s digital offering MRM, was found by police on Saturday after going missing on Friday.

A report on ABS-CBNnews.com confirmed the news of her passing yesterday.

Davantes was just over two years into her job at MRM.

McCann has released the following statement:

McCann Worldgroup Philippines would like to extend sincere appreciation to the people who express condolences and kind words of support in the passing of one of our own- Kristelle “Kae” Davantes.

Kae was an account manager at MRM Manila and had been with us since September 2011.

We are shocked and saddened by this news. We are one with the Davantes family in this time of grief and we will continue to offer them our full support. We respect their request for privacy in this time of bereavement, as we await the complete and accurate details from the ongoing investigation.

McCann requests everyone to offer prayers for Kae’s eternal repose as
well as strength and courage for her loved ones.

Davantes joined MRM in September 2011 from SnapWorks Digital.

Before starting a career in advertising, she attended the prestigious De La Salle University where she graduated with a Master’s degree in marketing communications.

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