New marcomms director at The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi

After more than five and a half years at Stuff, senior investigative journalist Nadine Roberts is joining FarmRight as Marketing and Communications Specialist. She will commence her new role at the investment company on 10 August.

While stepping away from full-time journalism, Nadine will continue freelance reporting and feature writing. 

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.