Hisham Abdullah has joined KLCC Group as Manager, Digital Brand Marketing & Events Management, on a secondment basis. Based in Malaysia, he leads a range of communications initiatives, including strategic communications, branding, media and digital engagement, and reputation management.

Hisham brings more than 17 years of strategic communications experience, having worked at organisations such as PROTON, KIA Motors, BASF Malaysia, and PETRONAS.

Sophie Spooner has joined Allianz Australia as Senior Manager Corporate Communications. She has wrapped up her recent contract at Ogilvy PR, where she was Head of Travel & Lifestyle. Prior to that, Sophie was Executive Director - Consumer at HerdMSL. 

Pfizer has elevated Michelle Yuan Xiao to Director, China Communications. Based in Beijing, she oversees external and internal communications, including corporate, brand and digital functions.

Michelle has been with the biopharmaceutical company for over a decade and was most recently Associate Director of External Communications. Before moving in-house, she served as Beijing Healthcare team lead at Weber Shandwick.