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KKR has appointed Jinal Parekh as Assistant Vice President within its Asia Pacific Communications team, based in Mumbai. The appointment follows the recent APAC appointment of James Jarman, as previously reported on Telum Media.

Jinal joins from Welspun One, where she was Head of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Prior to that, she was an Account Director at Adfactors PR.

Jinal reports to Wei Jun Ong, Principal & Head of Asia Pacific Corporate Communications, who oversees KKR’s communications strategy and activities across the region. 

The Public Relations and Communications Association of Malaysia will host a fireside chat on 19 June 2026, titled “Mandatory, Voluntary or Not Needed at All? Rethinking Accreditation and Professional Standards for Malaysia’s PR Industry.”

The event aims to facilitate discussions among practitioners, academics, policymakers, and industry stakeholders on the role and future of accreditation in Malaysia’s public relations industry.

Visit here to register. 

Melia Rayner has been named Communications Manager at Halter. She was previously at ANZ venture capital fund, Blackbird, for nearly six years, most recently as Head of Communications. Prior to this, Melia worked agency-side at Character + Distinction.