UNOPS strengthens global engagement with new comms officer

Brand experience and communications agency, DARKHORSE, has welcomed new appointments to its teams in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, alongside a new addition to its client portfolio. 

Maxine Reed (left) has joined the agency in Sydney as Experiential Director. She previously spent four years at Havas Red, where she led the Brand Experience team for clients including Lexus, Toyota, L'Oréal, Netflix, Tourism Tasmania, and AppleTV+. Prior to that, she spent five years in events and marketing roles at Amazon.

Auckland-based Olivia Muir (right) has also started as Experiential Director. The move follows three years at Mango Communications (now FleishmanHillard), where she worked on client accounts including McDonald's and New Balance. Prior to that, she worked on sponsorship and brand experience at Spark.

Rounding out the appointments, Elizabeth O’Leary (middle) has joined the DARKHORSE team in Singapore as Creative Director.

DARKHORSE has also been appointed to lead Veuve Clicquot's Clicquot Sun Lodge, following a competitive pitch.

Founder and CEO of DARKHORSE, Mike Hewitt, said: "DARKHORSE has become the brand experience agency iconic brands continue to choose across APAC. Our new partnership with Veuve Clicquot, and the appointments of Maxine, Olivia, and Elizabeth are all moments to celebrate. We’ve seen fantastic growth throughout the region and our team is set to continue the great work we’ve built a reputation on delivering.”

Tom Carlisle has been welcomed at Gladstone Ports Corporation as Corporate Affairs Advisor. He has finished a stint as Corporate Communications Manager at Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia. Prior to immigrating to Australia last year, Tom spent nearly a decade as a member of the comms team at the DP World Tour, following a career in journalism. 

Adriana Glass has been promoted to the role of Head of Communications and Group Marketing at Paspaley. She initially joined the team as Group Marketing Manager.

Adriana has held other comms roles within the luxury retail sector as well as agency-side at Glass PR.