Access Communications has been appointed public relations agency for Blancpain’s ION boutique grand opening and pop-up exhibition at ION Orchard, Singapore.
The team is tasked with leading media and influencer relations as well as curating event experiences to deepen brand affinity and amplify the brand’s visibility in the market.
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.
Wei Chong Chin has stepped into a new role as Director of Marketing and Communications at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, a founding member of the University of the Arts Singapore.
Based in Singapore, he leads marketing and communications strategy across brand and narrative development, media relations, reputation management, digital communications and stakeholder engagement. Wei Chong brings more than two decades of communications experience across the technology, public and education sectors, having held communications leadership roles at organisations including Cisco, Inmarsat and the National Heritage Board.
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.