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Rowland appoints Chief Operating Officer to support continued growth and evolution

Strategic communication agency, Rowland, has announced the appointment of Scott Jenson as Chief Operating Officer (COO). This follows a period of growth and diversification across the agency's Corporate Affairs, Creative, Digital, Training & Development, and Strategy & Insights practices.

Scott joined with more than 20 years' experience in commercial operations and business strategy at organisations including Nova Entertainment, Melbourne Racing Club, and Clemenger BBDO. He has previously led sales and marketing, strategy, and advisory services across corporate, government, and consulting sectors for national and multinational brands.

As COO, Scott will be responsible for leading Rowland's day-to-day operations, supporting client service delivery, and overseeing commercial performance and strategic development. He will also work closely with the agency's executive leadership team to enhance service integration and agility, drive innovation, and strengthen its client partnerships.

Rowland's Chairman, Geoff Rodgers, said: "Rowland has built a reputation as one of Australia’s leading strategic communication agencies, and we are continuing to evolve to meet the changing needs of our clients and the market.

"Scott’s deep expertise in commercial leadership and strategic thinking makes him the ideal choice to help guide the next chapter of our journey."

(Pictured: Scott Jenson)

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2025 MEPRA Awards winners revealed

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.

Agency winners
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.

Individual honours
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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ACID brings in new Associate Partner

Stephanie Thng has taken on a new role as Associate Partner at ACID. Based in Singapore, she works with business founders, startups, and companies on strategic communications, media relations, brand narrative development, and executive positioning.

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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Sophie Spooner moves into the insurance sector

Sophie Spooner has joined Allianz Australia as Senior Manager Corporate Communications. She has wrapped up her recent contract at Ogilvy PR, where she was Head of Travel & Lifestyle. Prior to that, Sophie was Executive Director - Consumer at HerdMSL.