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Priyanka Bajpai launches boutique advisory in Singapore

Priyanka Bajpai launches boutique advisory in Singapore

Priyanka Bajpai has launched Roots Consultancy, a boutique communications advisory focussed on health and wellness, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and environmental stewardship.

The consultancy offers a suite of services, spanning health and purpose communications, strategic counsel and reputation management, stakeholder engagement, thought leadership, sustainability strategy, as well as startup and growth advisory. Priyanka will lead strategy and work directly with clients, while collaborating with a network of agencies and consultants on project deliverables.

With close to two decades of corporate affairs and communications experience, Priyanka most recently served as Senior Partner and Head of Asia Pacific at SPAG/FINN Partners, where she built and scaled the regional health practice and led integrated growth across Asia.

"Roots Consultancy was born from the belief that growth must be authentic, sustainable, and rooted in purpose,” Priyanka said.

“After years of building practices and advising leaders across Asia and globally, I wanted to create a space where strategy, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement come together to drive lasting impact. Roots is about helping organisations strengthen their foundations so they can grow with clarity and resilience.”

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The 17th edition of the MEPRA Awards announced its 2025 winners on 27 November, recognising work demonstrating strategic thinking, creativity, effective storytelling and measurable impact. The awards highlighted achievements in brand reputation, integrated communications and strategic narrative development, reflecting how agencies are adapting to a rapidly changing communications landscape.

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Weber Shandwick MENAT dominated the evening with 26 wins, followed by Gambit Communications with 18 awards, securing their positions as leaders across popular categories. Weber Shandwick MENAT also claimed Large Agency of the Year, while Current Global MENAT was named Medium Agency of the Year, and The Romans took home Small Agency of the Year.

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The Chairperson’s award was conferred upon Scott Armstrong (founder, Mentl) for accelerating mental health advocacy, whereas Brian Lott of Mubadala Investment Company won the Best Communicator of the Year. Tala Majzoub of HAVAS Red ME won the ‘Dave Robinson’ award for Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year, and Fathimath Nooha of Murdoch University won the Outstanding Student Campaign.

Kate Midttun, MEPRA Chairperson, commented, “MEPRA Awards has become a vital benchmark for recognising PR brilliance and exceptional talent in the Middle East’s PR and communications sector.  This has been a standout year for creative resilience, and work across the communications spectrum has been truly astounding. The honorees have showcased the power of PR to inform and engage, elevating the art of an insightful communications approach. Congratulations to all the winners tonight, and we would like to thank them for redefining excellence benchmarks, motivating the entire fraternity to gear up for the upcoming year.”

The 2025 awards were supported by Gambit Communications (Diamond Partner), TAQA (Platinum Partner), Weber Shandwick MENAT and CARMA (Gold Partners), along with Mubadala, Kibsons, SEC Newgate Middle East, Telum Media, Burson, Place Communications, First and Ten Productions, Current Global MENAT, Matrix Public Relations and AMEC.

View the full list of  2025 MEPRA winners here.

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Stephanie's prior communications experience includes roles at Fullerton Fund Management, Aberdeen Asset Management and iFAST. She currently also serves as the Head of Communications for Femtech Association Asia in an advisory capacity.

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