SEC Newgate China has appointed Aaron Pan as Partner. Based in Hong Kong, he works closely with SEC Newgate’s teams to support clients and drive new opportunities with local, regional, and international businesses.
 
Starting his career as a financial journalist at Bloomberg News before pivoting into comms, Aaron brings more than two decades of corporate communications and media relations experience spanning Hong Kong, Singapore and London. He was most recently General Manager - Media Relations at Link Asset Management and previously worked as Group Head of Corporate Communications at ONE Championship and VP of Communications at FWD Insurance. 
 
“SEC Newgate is a dynamic and fast-growing firm with an impressive global footprint that can uniquely capture the cross-border opportunities that are arising from new connections being forged between East and West. I’m grateful for the chance to join SEC Newgate at this exciting time and look forward to working together with the team to continue driving the firm’s growth and success," commented Aaron.

Ashley Carter has taken up a new role in comms, joining CyberCX as Manager - Strategic Communications. She made the move after wrapping up at Nine, most recently as Ally Langdon's Producer for A Current Affair 2025.

Throughout her career, Ashley has spent time producing a wide range of programs at Sky News Australia and Nine.

Anjani Shyam has joined digital financial services company, Zip Co, as Communications Manager, ANZ. She brings experience in fintech communications, having most recently served as Media and Communications Manager at ASX-listed lender, Wisr, and previously as Head of Media and Communications at share-trading platform, Superhero.