Anastasia Prikhodko has joined the team at Sandpiper in Sydney as Account Director. She was previously at IBM as Communications Specialist. Prior to this, Anastasia was at CSIRO and Ogilvy PR ANZ, following a career in journalism.

McLaren Automotive has appointed Nigel Yong as Senior PR Manager, APAC. Based in Singapore, he leads public relations, editorial, and social media initiatives across the region.

Nigel brings more than a decade of experience in the automotive space, having started as an automotive journalist before moving into corporate communications and media relations. He has previously worked at Hyundai Motor Group and the Volkswagen Group.

Byravee Iyer has taken on the role of Associate Director of Global PR & Communications at Aspire. Based in Singapore, she leads the FinTech platform's global communications strategy spanning corporate affairs, public relations, reputation management, and thought leadership.
 
Byravee brings with her more than 18 years of journalism and agency and in-house communications experience. Prior to her move into comms, she worked across Singapore and India as a business reporter.