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IN2 has announced two new senior appointments as part of its continued international growth, welcoming Noorul Hijaz Tharola as Head of Strategic Communications & Emerging Technologies, based in Dubai, and Joanna Rohozinska as Regional Director for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), based in Warsaw.

Noorul Hijaz joins IN2 to support its next phase of growth in MENA and India, strengthening the firm’s ability to integrate strategic communications with AI-enabled delivery. His appointment reflects the growing demand from clients seeking faster, more adaptive communications models in complex operating environments. With over 15 years of experience across communications and business management, he has advised corporate, technology and government clients across the Middle East, Africa and India.

Joanna's appointment marks the firm's expansion into Central and Eastern Europe, where the firm found an increasing demand for governance, institutional communications and public sector advisory. With more than 25 years of experience in international development and governance, including roles at IREX, the National Endowment for Democracy, the International Republican Institute and Freedom House, she leads IN2's regional presence, strengthens programme delivery and supports new business development from the firm's Warsaw office.

Paul Tilley MBE, Managing Director and Founder of IN2, said: “IN2 is continuing to grow internationally in response to increasing complexity of communications challenges caused by geopolitical challenges, and due to a rise in demand for our AI led communications solutions that can increase efficiency and reduce costs so significantly for clients.

“Noorul and Joanna bring deep expertise in strategic communications, emerging technologies and regional delivery, which will be critical as we expand our work across key markets. Their appointments strengthen our ability to support partners operating in fast-moving and high-stakes environments.” 

Australian consumer PR agency, FORWARD, has been relaunched by Fergus Kibble and has partnered with social-first creative agency founded by Ed Ringwood, Two Palms Media. 

Fergus sold the agency to GrowthOps in 2023 and exited in 2024. After GrowthOps collapsed in 2025, he has now bought back FORWARD brand and IP.

The combined specialist agencies will offer communications and brand planning, earned media relations, reputation and issues management, AI visibility, social strategy and community management, creative and in-house content production, influencer and talent management, and events and experiential activation.

Fergus Kibble, Founder and Managing Director of FORWARD, said: "I am pleased to be bringing FORWARD back.

"Our core DNA is the same, and we have added capabilities to meet PR’s needs in 2026. Working alongside Ed and the Two Palms team means we can scale immediately and bring earned ideas to market at the velocity of social and with a deeper influencer partnership bench."

Ed Ringwood, Founder and Director of Two Palms Media, added: "The traditional model of PR in one place and social in another doesn’t work anymore.

"Culture moves too fast. A story breaks, a conversation starts, a creator picks it up, and if your earned and social teams aren’t connected in real time, the opportunity is already gone. This partnership is built for that reality."

(Pictured L - R: Ed Ringwood, Stefanie Jung, Fergus Kibble and Scott Walker) 

Guy McKanna has been welcomed at Capital Outcomes as Senior Account Director. He was previously at Honner for eight and a half years as Senior Counsel Public Relations and Corporate Communications Consultant.

Besides working in in-house and in consultancies he was a previously a journalist at the Australian Financial Review.

Guy has three decades' experience in financial communications, having held senior roles at AMP, BNP Paribas Australia and NZ, Fidelity International, Merrill Lynch in New York and National Australia Bank among others.

He also edits Investor Strategy News.