Mad Hat Asia has renewed its partnership with several organisations. 

The agency has extended its collaboration with Al-Futtaim Group across Inditex's ZARA, Massimo Dutti, and Oysho. It has also renewed its work with PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Sofy, and Commonwealth Concepts, maintaining The Marmalade Pantry account while expanding its remit to include Bakery and Cook.

Alongside the client renewals, Mad Hat Asia has promoted Krisha Maree Ramos to Communications Director. In her new role, she leads communications strategy and stakeholder engagement across lifestyle, hospitality, beauty, and FMCG sectors.

A founding member of the Singapore office, Krisha has worked with local and regional clients, including The Dandy Collection, Foragers Group, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, S Aesthetics, Cadbury, and Toblerone.

The Hoffman Agency has made two senior appointments in its Singapore office to strengthen client servicing across multiple geographies.

Akansha Rai (pictured left) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Client Partnerships. She will lead regional programmes spanning Southeast Asia, Greater China, and India for brands including Zoom, Oracle, Ripple, and Western Digital. Akansha brings close to two decades of experience across Asia Pacific, spanning stakeholder engagement, reputation management and policy communications.

Keng Wee Ng (pictured right) has joined as Vice President, Client Partnerships. He brings more than 16 years of communications experience across change and issues management, internal and external communications, government relations, and partnerships. Keng Wee spent close to a decade with communications agencies before moving in-house, where he led regional communications at WeWork and PropertyGuru.

Both Akansha and Keng Wee will report to Maureen Tseng, Managing Director, Southeast Asia.

Anya Phillips has been promoted to Account Director at PR and brand engagement agency, Campaign Lab. She joined the team in 2023, relocating from the UK to Sydney, Australia.

Anya has worked at agencies including Ketchum and Edelman, and has supported global brands such as Samsung, Adobe, OPPO, and Colgate.