Zeno Group has promoted Stephanie Punchard to Account Director. She joined the team as Senior Account Manager, where she managed clients including Motorola, Lenovo ISG, Lenovo Analyst Relations and Shokz. Prior to this, Stephanie was at Dentsu and Clemenger.

Zeno Group has also announced the promotions of Lisa Lim to Senior Account Manager and Clarissa Tan to Senior Account Executive. 

Desiree Merlina has taken on the role of Corporate Director Marketing Communications at Padma Hotels and Resorts. Based in Bali, she oversees communications initiatives across five properties - Padma Hotel Legian, Padma Resort Ubud, Padma Hotel Semarang, Padma Hotel Bandung and Resinda Karawang.

Desiree brings more than two decades of hospitality communications experience from various organisations, including serving as part of the pre-opening team for The Westin Jakarta, Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, and The St. Regis Jakarta.

Samantha Chow has stepped in as Assistant Director, External Communications at EY Malaysia, overseeing the company’s external communications portfolio.

She brings communications experience from her previous role at Zurich Malaysia and a background in journalism, having worked as an investigative journalist at R.AGE in The Star and co-founded The Fourth.