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Hamish Cardwell has joined the New Zealand Drug Foundation as Senior Communications Advisor. He has made the move to communications following more than a decade at RNZ, most recently as Wellington Bureau Chief.

POP MART has appointed GO Communications to provide public relations and communications support for two fan-focused initiatives in Malaysia.

The first activation was a HACIPUPU artist Meet & Greet and Malaysia-exclusive product launch at POP MART Gurney Plaza in Penang, followed by the Twinkle Twinkle Farm Tales Pop-Up at The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur.

POP MART said: “GO Communications has supported us in sharing these stories with the right audiences and building awareness around each experience. As our community here continues to grow, we look forward to creating more fresh ways to reward that passion and bring fans even closer to the IPs they love.”

Peter de Kretser, CEO of GO Communications, added: “POP MART has grown to become such a cultural force around the world and a pop culture icon, bringing its distinctive characters and creative universe to fans across more than 90 countries and regions.

“This global success reflects the strength of its IPs, the creativity of its artists and the passionate communities that have formed around them. Naturally, we’re very excited for this opportunity to help translate that global momentum into locally relevant stories and experiences for Malaysian fans.”

International alliance of independent corporate affairs executive search firms, Global Communications Search Partnership (GCSP), has welcomed Australian corporate affairs search firm, Temple Executive Search.

Founded in 2013 by Rebecca Tabakoff and Ross Thornton, Temple Executive Search joins Taylor Birchwood (UK and the Middle East), Heyman Associates (US), the newly merged GKPRCC (Germany), and Barber Search (Hong Kong). Each firm remains focused on its home market, while collaborating on cross-border searches.

Rebecca and Ross will also join the GCSP board as part of the agreement.

Rebecca said: “We are so excited to be part of the GCSP. For years we have been talking to each other, because we all shared the same relentless focus on being the experts in corporate affairs in our markets. While we remain an independent business, we can now bring our collective expertise and shared experience together for our clients, candidates and our industry.”