Mutant Communications’ Alyson Tay wins PRCA SEA Future Leader Award 2019

PRCA SEA is pleased to announce that Alyson Tay, Senior Account Executive, Mutant Communications, has won the inaugural Future Leader Award 2019.

The award saw PR and communications practitioners aged 25 and under enter essays of up to 1,000 words, responding to the following brief: ‘In the world of digital disruption and a highly diverse Asia Pacific region, what role does Public Relations & Communications play in building responsible, ethical businesses?’

The other finalists were:

Abigail Peters MPRCA, Senior Account Executive, Cognito Media

Laura Naland MPRCA, Senior Account Executive, The Hoffman Agency – view Laura’s essay here.

Lidya Sophiani MPRCA, Account Coordinator, Maverick Indonesia – view Lidya’s essay here.

Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA, said: “Huge congratulations to Alyson for winning the Future Leader Award this year. Her essay was intelligent, thoughtful, and creative. She is a very worthy winner indeed. The entries received were extremely impressive, and all of the finalists should be proud of their achievements. Finally, I would like to thank our expert panel of judges who dedicated their time to this valuable process.”

Along with a trophy, Tay has been awarded a S$500 prize. You can view her essay here.

The winner was decided by a judging panel of Linda Lee, Director, Corporate Communications, APAC & China, LinkedIn, Charlotte McEleny, Publisher APAC, The Drum, John O’Callaghan, Founder, JOC Communications, Derrick Koh, Head of Internal Communications Singapore / East Asia & Japan, Schneider Electric, Susan Hughes MPRCA, Director of Communications, Appier, Serina Tan MPRCA, MD, APAC/GM, Singapore, Allison + Partners and Stephanie Stamatakou MPRCA, CEO APAC, Grayling.

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