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APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Strategic communications consultancy RICE appointed Nathalie Ramirez as Director of Digital,

based in the firm’s Singapore office.

Ramirez will support clients on performance-driven communications strategies as well as lead digi-
tal transformation at RICE.

Ramirez moved to Southeast Asia from New York in 2014 after more than a decade in media plan-
ning, publishing and advertising. Prior to joining RICE, Ramirez spent over four years building the Nathalie
digital practice of the Indonesia and Singapore offices of Zeno Group.
Ramirez
Ramirez’s appointment comes off the back of other newly created roles aimed at building a centre of excellence in
Singapore for RICE, to support its offices in the region. Janine Jacobs has been appointed Director of Creative
and Integrated Services, and Agung Ongko is the consultancy’s new Director of Strategy and Insights. ◊

Autonomy, a next-generation consulting firm that provides strategic communications counsel and
comprehensive marketing services to enterprises and brands across multiple innovation sectors,
has launched in Asia Pacific.

Headquartered in Singapore, Autonomy was founded upon the firm belief that every business in the
21st century is innately powered by technology. It aims to help organizations build and articulate
their innovation value proposition for competitive advantage and success in today’s disruptive
business environment.
Tony Tan

Autonomy is led by seasoned technology communications specialist Tony Tan, who has been advising global
technology vendors and brands on strategic communications and multi-market PR program management across
Asia Pacific, throughout his career. He brings across 20 years of industry and agency leadership experience to
Autonomy as founder and managing director.

Tan was most recently a senior consultant with Text100, and vice president and technology practice lead at
Weber Shandwick, in Singapore. He was also the co-founder of Siren Communication, which was acquired by
Havas Worldwide in 2011 and subsequently rebranded into Red Havas Singapore in 2019.

Autonomy works with extensive networks of independent agency partners across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle
East and North America to help clients take advantage of some of the fastest-growing economies in the world,
and deliver their innovation stories through best-in-class, like-minded boutique firms that adopt an insight-driven,
data-led approach to integrated communications. ◊

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