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Milk & Honey PR taps Matthew de Bakker to lead Singapore
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Milk & Honey PR taps Matthew de Bakker to lead Singapore

by Telum Media
31 March 2026 1:26 AM
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Matthew de Bakker has been appointed Partner and Country Lead, Singapore, at Milk & Honey PR, to lead the consultancy’s next phase of development in Asia Pacific.

He joins from Mutant Communications, where he spent nearly a decade building the agency’s Singapore PR operation. Matthew joined Mutant in 2017 as head of PR and was later promoted to Country Manager, Singapore, overseeing the expansion of the agency’s client portfolio to include Singapore Sports Hub, Epson APAC, Disney, and regional startups. Prior to that, he held a senior communications role at Randstad.

In his new role, Matthew will join a senior local team including Ayesha Kohli and Ruth Chew, and will work alongside Singapore CEO Meilin Wong, who will continue to support the agency in a consulting capacity.

This appointment follows the recent hire of Mollie Starr as Partner, as well as the agency’s expansion into San Francisco, adding to its presence in London, Munich, New York, San Francisco and Singapore. 

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