Rachel Robba accepts new opportunity in luxury hospitality space

Sophia Heather has been appointed Marketing Manager for Oasis Shopping Centre at Knight Frank Australia. She has wrapped up a stint at VIVA! Communications as Healthcare Communications Account Director. Prior to this, Sophia was at London Agency. 

Louisa Galligani has joined Airwallex as Director of Communications, ANZ. She returns to the financial sector following a stint as Director of Comms, PR and Social at Cettire, where she led PR and communications strategy across APAC.

Louisa brings more than two decades of experience, having held communications roles at several banking and financial organisations, including Afterpay, Beem, and Commonwealth Bank. 

artikel:, a Dubai-based luxury hospitality brand consultancy, has appointed Anita Drahos-Nambiar as Director of Marketing & PR.

In this role, Anita leads marketing and public relations strategy across client accounts, advising on brand positioning, integrated campaigns and storytelling with impact, and working closely with client leadership teams to enhance brand visibility, audience engagement, and commercial performance.

Anita brings close to two decades of experience across the Middle East and Europe, most recently serving as Director of Marketing and Communications at Shangri-La Dubai. She has also held senior leadership roles with IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City, Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai, Hard Rock Hotel Budapest, and Royal Caribbean Arabia, where she led regional marketing for Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises.

“This is a key milestone for artikel: as we continue to build a highly specialised consultancy. Anita brings a strong combination of strategic insight and executional excellence, with deep experience across luxury hospitality brands. Her appointment reflects the direction we are taking as a business," said Marc Cox, Managing Director, artikel:

On the appointment, Anita said, “I am pleased to be joining artikel: at this stage of its growth. The consultancy has a clear point of view, with a strong focus on thoughtful brand positioning, compelling narratives and disciplined execution, making the work both relevant and commercially effective.”