Eleanor Ashdown has joined the External Communications team at Kiwibank. She has moved in-house after more than two years at Special PR as Senior PR Director. Prior to this, Eleanor worked agency-side at MSL, Eleven and DRUM, as well as Wildcard Communications in the UK.

Annalise Batchelor has joined the team at Sodali & Co in Perth where she will continue to support clients with investor relations and financial communications. She was previously at FTI Consulting as a Senior Consultant. Prior to this, she was in Sydney-based Cannings Strategic Communications.

Rachael Ryan has relocated to the UK and has started at construction company, Lee Marley Group, as Head of Stakeholder Engagement. She has finished four years at the Bureau of Meteorology, most recently as Manager Government Relations and Communications. Prior to this, Rachael worked in-house at Lendlease and agency-side at Access PR.