Havas Red launches Havas Blak for First Nations communications HAVAS Red has partnered with BlackCard founder and First Nations advocate Mundanara Bayles to launch HAVAS Blak, a new communications offering focused on elevating First Nations voices and strengthening Indigenous representation in Australia’s media and communications industry. The offering will provide First Nations-led strategic communications, cultural capability training, media coaching, leadership visibility programs and consultancy services across the wider HAVAS Village network. Launched during National Reconciliation Week 2026 under the theme “All In”, the initiative aims to address the shortage of culturally informed First Nations communications services in Australia. According to Campaign Brief, James Wright, Group CEO HAVAS ANZ, Global CEO HAVAS Red and Global Chair HAVAS PR Network, said the initiative was more about action, not intention.  "The communications industry has a res

Via strengthens comms team with senior appointments Marketing and communications agency, Via, has appointed Jose Verbeek as communications director and Kate Evans as senior account manager.   Verbeek will strengthen the firm’s corporate, financial and investor communications solutions and provide strategic media relations support to clients across Via’s client groups, and Evans will focus on the company’s integrated global marketing and communications capabilities. Tala Booker, CEO and Founder of Via, expressed confidence in the appointments, saying, "We know our clients are increasingly looking for senior, high-touch partners who understand how to weave together commercial acumen with brand and reputation. We partner with our clients in high-stakes situations, where pace matters but judgment prevails. I’m confident that Jose and Kate bring discernment, bold thinking and passion to how we show up and deliver for our clients." Evans expr

Dylan Quinnell joins the Global Strategic Communications Council  Dylan Quinnell takes up a new role as senior associate, electrification at Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC).  He was most recently a media consultant at Beyond Zero Emissions.  Quinnell is also a strategic advisor at FrontRunners Athletes, where he provides pro-bono strategic media and communications advice to FrontRunners to help them in their mission of taking sport from the sidelines to the centre court on climate action. He worked in communications roles across various groups in Australia, New Zealand, London, China, Germany and Indonesia, including ENGIE AU, Climate Council, Department of Justice and Community Safety, Oxfam Australia, CARE, Berry Street, World Vision New Zealand, ICLEI, CIFOR and as a news intern at Televisi Republik Indonesia and Television New Zealand. India S joins The Royal Sydney Golf Club Marketing and communications professional India S has announced tha

Alexander Clampett joins Foxtel Group Alexander Clampett has joined Foxtel Group as a communications manager of entertainment.  He was most recently a corporate communications specialist at SBS.  Clampett’s previous stints include communications roles at HERO and Original Spin. Sophie Payne steps up at Archetype Sophie Payne has announced that she has been promoted to head of communications at Archetype.  She was most recently a principal consultant at Archetype for over two years. Payne previously worked at Nelson Bostock UNLIMITED, Google, Babel PR and The Tab and interned at Citypress and Salt Communications.

Persephone Walton-Clark takes up the baton as COO at TMC PR Persephone Walton-Clark has officially announced that she has stepped into the role of chief operating officer and head of strategy at TMC PR. In her new role, she will lead the agency's operations and strategic direction across business growth, team structure, client partnerships, and integrated communications.  She wrote that she was excited about the role, calling it a “right long-term fit”. In addition, she will continue working with Nail Concrete as a brand and communications director, spearheading their launch.  She was consulting across Sydney’s beauty, wellness and lifestyle space for over a year.  Previously, she worked across various PR agencies in London, including Capsule Communications, Ogilvy, Toni&Guy, Talk PR, Kilpatrick PR, Mission and ModusBPCM. Carla Montemayor joins Hyde and Seek as senior PR specialist Hyde & Seek has welcomed Carla Montemayor as a se

Talisa Clavijo begins at Super Consumers Talisa Clavijo has started a new role as head of strategic communications at Super Consumers Australia.  Clavijo said the role was a “big shift” from B2B tech, campaigns, leads and sales pipelines into advocacy work and public policy.  “I’m excited to deepen my work in communications that shine a light on issues many people don’t even realise exist until they hit close to home,” she wrote on LinkedIn.  She was a marketing and communications strategist at Clavijo Creative most recently, where she worked with organisations to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging communications from integrated campaign strategy and messaging through to copywriting, storytelling and content creation. Clavijo worked in marketing and communications teams at Employment Hero, Curious Thing AI, Sella.io and AlayaCare previously. Shweta Nandakumar takes up a new role at FleishmanHillard Shweta Nandaku

Alexandra Lynne joins Sony ANZ Alexandra Lynne has announced that she has started a new role as social media influencer coordinator at Sony Australia and New Zealand.  Expressing her excitement on LinkedIn, Lynne wrote, “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to join such an iconic brand and work alongside a talented team across the creator and social space.” Most recently, she was a gaming campaign and content manager at Cure Cancer, where she led end-to-end Game on Cancer fundraising campaigns from planning to delivery.  Lynne worked as a creative partnerships coordinator at RODE, a video editor and content specialist at Click Media, and a freelance video editor. She has also been a freelance Twitch streamer since August 2019.  Gangemi takes up new stint at HYROX APAC Adam Gangemi has started a new position as public relations manager, APAC at HYROX APAC, he announced on LinkedIn. Gangemi takes up the role after nearly five years work