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Strategic communication agency, Rowland, has appointed Amanda Wild and Sarah Smallhorn Guppy to its Executive Leadership Team.

Sarah will lead Rowland's corporate communication practice as its new Director of Corporate Affairs. She brings more than 25 years of experience across strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, and reputation management, having held senior roles with organisations including BHP, Royal Dutch Shell, and IBM.

Amanda takes on the newly created role of Director of Client Services, with responsibility for strengthening client experience and supporting growth. With over 20 years experience at Rowland, she has led a wide range of communication projects at local, state, and national level.

Rowland Chairman, Geoff Rodgers, said the appointments reflect the calibre of leadership within the firm and its focus on recognising and developing talent from within.

"Sarah and Amanda are highly respected leaders whose contributions to Rowland have been significant over many years," he said.

"Their appointments reflect the depth of expertise and talent across our business, as well as our commitment to growing strong leaders from within."

^{(Pictured, from left: Amanda Wild, Geoff Rodgers, and Sarah Smallhorn Guppy)} 

Justene has joined the Corporate Affairs team at Bank of New Zealand as Strategic Communications Partner. She has made the move from SkyCity Entertainment Group where she was Communications Manager. Prior to this, Justene was at Whakaata Māori (Māori Television), Air New Zealand and Red Bull. 

Ashley Yap has been elevated to Senior Manager, Marketing Communications at Consumers Association of Singapore.

In her new capacity, she leads a range of communications initiatives, including media relations, content creation, events, and social media. Ashley first joined the organisation as a Manager in 2024.