Intelligent Communications Experiences Team

Chris Cansfield

Partner – Strategy and Growth

Chris has experience in large, multi-national organisations, holding senior roles in Commercial, Business Transformation, Strategy, Sales and Marketing in Australia, UK and Europe.

He has designed and led major transformation programs and is passionate about helping organisations to align People, Processes & Technology more closely to their strategy and vision driving long term performance.

Chris spent 6 years agency-side as the managing Director of Bunch Group, transforming the agency from an events business into a Strategic Communications Agency.

Chris Cansfield

Specialist Skills

Business Transformation
Annual Planning
Commercial Planning
Category Strategy
Building High Performing Teams
Leadership Coaching

Qualification

Bachelor Public Administration and Law

Kevin McDougall

Partner - Digital Employee Experience

Kevin has led digital and content teams at some of the world leading brands including Unilever, KPMG and the BBC.

He has significant experience, in developing, implementing and enhancing an organisation's digital ecosystem by devising human centred strategies which ultimately lead to an enhanced experience for the end user.

Having worked in complex organisations, Kevin strength is being able to navigate through structural barriers and technological barriers to ensure projects are embedded for the longer term.

Kevin McDougall

Specialist Skills

Digital Strategy
Digital Transformation
User Experience
Training and facilitation
Marketing

Qualification

BA (Honours) PGDiP Design

Alisha Costin

Head of Change Management

Alisha has extensive experience in change management, communications and project management; working with some of Australia’s largest retailers.

She has developed and executed change and engagement activities for large-scale business transformations and digital transformation projects spanning Communications, HR, Operations, Merchandise, Supply Chain and e-Commerce.

Alisha is passionate about delivering a tailored and right-sized approach to change management, focused on embedding the required behaviours and competencies to implement and sustain change for the long-term.

Alisha Costin

Specialist Skills

Change Management
Communications
Project Management
Stakeholder Engagement

Qualification

Bachelor of Professional Communication

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Steve Mann

Partner - Communications and Change

Steve is a senior Corporate Affairs leader who has spent the past the past decade leading corporate affairs functions for major businesses across Australia and internationally.

His communications career has spanned a range of sectors – from government to FMCG powerhouse Mondelez International and from Kmart and Target in retail to resources giant BHP.

In the past twelve months, Steve led the introduction of Kmart’s first digital communications platform in his roles as Head of and then GM of Corporate Affairs.

He has seen the value that the right digital tools and strategy can add to engaging communications and is passionate about helping other businesses traverse this journey.

Steve Mann

Specialist Skills

Strategic communications planning and execution
Change management
Internal communications strategy
Reputation and crisis management
Stakeholder relations and internal stakeholder management

Qualification

Bachelor of Communications (Journalism and Public Relations), RMIT

Glyn Wallens

Director Strategic Communications

Glyn has extensive experience in large, blue-chip corporate organisations, holding senior roles across Sales, Marketing, Strategy and Planning in Australia, UK and Asia Pacific.

He has is passionate in bringing people together through change communications to convert strategic thinking into positive on-the-ground changes.

Through collaboration and a strong bias for action, his strength lies in swiftly understanding an organisation’s strategic communications needs and identifying how to enable leaders and key stakeholders drive greater engagement and impact with employees.

Glyn Wallens

Specialist Skills

Strategic communications planning
End-to-end organisational thinking
Change management
Leadership coaching
Communications capability uplift

Qualification

Bachelor of Engineering, RMIT
Total Quality Management , Australian Graduate School of Management

Becky Charlton

Head of Operations

Becky drives organisational success through structured project management, operational excellence and stakeholder alignment.

Becky’s expertise extends to overseeing complex client engagements, ensuring all projects are executed as scoped, on time, and within budget.

Her ability to streamline workflows, drive accountability, and enhance operational discipline ensures projects are successful.

Becky fosters strong and adaptive teams by recognising individual needs, navigating dynamics with insight, and ensuring projects run smoothly through thoughtful engagement and collaboration.

Becky Charlton

Specialist Skills

Project management
Stakeholder management
Project governance
Budget management

Qualification

Bachelor of Business, Victoria University
Master of Cultural Economy, Monash University

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