Weber Shandwick opens public affairs agency Powell Tate in Sydney

Powell Tate Australia: Rear L to R: Justin Yuen, Darragh Brennan, Alistair Nicholas. Front L to R: Megan McCarthy, Jacquelynne Willcox, Eliza Newton

PR firm Weber Shandwick has opened an Australian office for its specialist strategic communications and public affairs division, Powell Tate, with Weber Shandwick’s corporate and public affairs director Jacquelynne Willcox leading the Sydney office as executive vice president.

Powell Tate offers services across public affairs, corporate communications and crisis and issues management counsel.

Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific CEO, Baxter Jolly, said in a statement: “A more complex relationship between organisations, government and public stakeholders has accelerated the need for deep expertise and specialisation working at the intersection of these dynamics.