Tennis Australia has appointed Jesse Failla as Publicity Manager - Events and Performance. He joined the organisation after more than seven years at Zoos Victoria, where he was most recently Senior Reporter for Werribee Open Range Zoo.

Jesse previously worked with Tennis Australia's media team for the 2015 Australian Open, before taking up publicity roles at Village Roadshow.

Guan-Yu Shr has started a new role as Vice President of Communications at HSBC in Taiwan. She is responsible for managing communication strategies for the bank's consumer banking division.

With close to a decade of communications and journalist experience, Guan-Yu got her start as a Business Reporter for the Economic Daily News and anue. She went on work in communications at companies including JTI and PCA Life Assurance, as well as most recently, Nestle, where she focused on corporate communications and sustainability.

Kate Dorrell has commenced a part-time role as Communications and Engagement Advisor to Dr. Amanda Cohn MLC at the Parliament of NSW. She joined following her most recent appointment as Head of Marketing and Communications at Peer Support Australia.

Kate began her career in journalism and copywriting in the UK before transitioning into communications, and has since built experience across the not-for-profit, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors.