Nadine Roberts transitions into comms

Irani Basu has joined KONE as Southeast Asia Communications Manager, based in Kuala Lumpur.

In the role, she will lead regional communications initiatives across Southeast Asia with responsibility for external communications and thought leadership on modernisation, digitalisation, and sustainable urban development.

Irani brings more than 15 years of experience across the agency and technology sectors, with expertise in strategic communications, brand building, and stakeholder engagement. 

Amy Capuano has been brought in as Head of Strategic Communications at Universities Australia. She was previously at The Australian National University for two and a half years, most recently as Head of Public Affairs. Prior to this, Amy was a speechwriter for various government departments, following a career in journalism at SBS Australia, the ABC and CNN in London and Hong Kong. 

Jacob Penfold has commenced a role as Senior Communications Manager at DEC PR. He was at Watterson for two years, most recently as Senior Consultant. Prior to this, Jacob was at Hotwire, The P.R. Group and Herd MSL.