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title: KKR expands APAC communications team with Jinal Parekh hire
description: KKR has appointed Jinal Parekh as Assistant Vice President in its Asia Pacific Communications team, enhancing its regional communications strategy.
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# [KKR expands APAC communications team with Jinal Parekh hire](https://insights.telummedia.com/pr-news/kkr-expands-apac-communications-team-with-jinal-parekh-hire)

 Written by [Telum Media](https://insights.telummedia.com/pr-news/author/telum-media) | May 29, 2026 8:24:41 AM

[KKR](https://www.kkr.com/) has appointed [Jinal Parekh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinal-parekh/) as Assistant Vice President within its Asia Pacific Communications team, based in Mumbai. The appointment follows the recent APAC appointment of [James Jarman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarmanje/), as previously reported on [Telum Media](https://insights.telummedia.com/pr-news/kkr-expands-apac-communications-team-with-senior-additions).

Jinal joins from Welspun One, where she was Head of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Prior to that, she was an Account Director at Adfactors PR.

Jinal reports to [Wei Jun Ong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ongweijun/), Principal & Head of Asia Pacific Corporate Communications, who oversees KKR’s communications strategy and activities across the region. 

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