Until Verklin takes over the role in October, the group's operations in Asia will be run by Thomas Wong, the chief executive for China, Koh Tai Hong, Carat's Singapore-based regional director for South-East Asia, and Richard Halmarick, the chief executive for Australia and New Zealand.
Liu joined Carat seven years ago as the chief executive of Asia-Pacific and has worked on clients including Adidas, BMW, Pernod Ricard and Pizza Hut.