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Strategic communications advisory, Hyde & Seek, has appointed Carla Montemayor as Senior PR Specialist. Based in Melbourne, she joins after finishing up as Senior Client Manager at The P.R. Group.

Previously based in the Philippines, Carla brings experience across VC, startups, and tech enterprises across APAC markets, having held senior roles at Kickstart Ventures and Klook. 

Rowan Barker has joined boutique advisory firm Media + Capital Partners as Associate Director. A former radio journalist, newsreader and Director of Media & Communications at the Tourism & Transport Forum, Rowan was most recently part of the media team at Transport for New South Wales and is in his tenth season as ground announcer for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He will lead some of the firm’s key accounts as well as hosting podcasts to help clients build their profiles by sharing their stories across multiple platforms. 

Global tech company, Cisco, has bolstered its communications function with promotions across its team in Australia.

Cori Moran has been elevated to Director of Communications, with a remit across Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China. Based in Brisbane, she has been with the business for more than two decades, initially working with the team in London before relocating to Australia to lead ANZ comms for the region.

In Sydney, Adela Amanowicz has been promoted to Head of PR and Communications, ANZ. She first joined Cisco in 2018 following communications roles across the real estate and insurance sectors.