AIA taps new talent for corp comms team

Nadzirah Zakaria has joined JLG Services, a company under JLand Group, as Deputy Manager, Corporate Communications. In her new role, she oversees corporate communications, with a focus on writing for corporate events while supporting the department’s broader communications initiatives.

Nadzirah brings more than 12 years of industry experience and was most recently Deputy Manager, Public Relations & Communications at Coaction Events. 

 Mining technology company, IMDEX, has appointed Gerard McArtney as Senior Communications Advisor. He joined the team following more than six years at Purple, most recently as Associate Director.

Prior to his career in comms, Gerard started out in journalism, which included roles at the Australian Mining Review and the Australian Energy Review. 

Zeno Group has appointed Khushil Vaswani as Managing Director of its Singapore office.

In this role, he leads the Singapore office, overseeing senior client relationships and driving integrated, multi-market work across the Asia Pacific region.

Khushil brings 20 years of agency experience, advising brands across financial services, FinTech, travel and hospitality, entertainment, and sports. He joins from Ruder Finn Era, where he handled operations across five Southeast Asian markets. Over the course of his career, Khushil has also led issues and crisis mandates across aviation, healthcare, online travel, and QSR sectors, as well as major events.

Commenting on the appointment, David Lian, Regional President, Zeno Asia, said, “Khushil is a modern agency leader who combines strategic depth with entrepreneurial drive. Especially at a time where more and more clients are requiring multi-market counsel in navigating a complex South-East Asia region, his proven track record in this area makes him exceptionally well suited to lead our Singapore business now. Khushil’s leadership will help us scale our capabilities, strengthen senior client partnerships, and further cement Singapore’s role as a regional growth engine for Zeno.”