Evelyn Ek

Specialist in

  • Corporate and Public Affairs Strategy and Reputation Management
  • Crisis and Issues Management
  • Transaction and Change Communications
Evelyn Ek

Specialising in

  • Corporate and Public Affairs Strategy and Reputation Management
  • Crisis and Issues Management
  • Transaction and Change Communications

Biography

Evelyn Ek is a specialist in strategic communications and issues management, with more than 20 years’ experience in media and public relations, corporate affairs and politics.

Evelyn began her career as a TV news and current affairs Producer, working for the Seven Network and Network Ten. She then spent close to a decade providing media management and communications advice to some of Australia's most high-profile politicians, including Senator Penny Wong (as Minister for Finance and Deregulation), and former South Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon.

Evelyn also worked in Victorian politics, managing media for the Victorian Health Minister, and has held senior corporate affairs roles at two of Australia's most high-profile companies, National Australia Bank and Medibank.

Evelyn advises organisations across a range of sectors, including energy, health and medical research, financial services, aged care and education, and delivers media and spokesperson training to Boards and executive leaders, including preparation for Committee Inquiries and Royal Commissions.

She is a regular guest on ABC News Breakfast, discussing news and current affairs.

Client Highlights

  • Advised a global company during a cyber incident that affected its Australian operations for multiple weeks, including providing media support, preparing internal communications, and supporting customer and point-of-sale notifications
  • Managed the transaction communications for the merger of two large human services organisations, which required extensive government, stakeholder, employee and client communications over a two-month transition period
  • Advised a national member organisation through a challenging media issue involving a member of the Board, including developing an issues management plan for regulator engagement, member communications and management, media and social media, and internal communications
  • Supported a major utilities provider to manage media, customer communications and stakeholder engagement following a regulatory breach and a record fine being issued
  • Launched a policy proposal on behalf of an alliance of 12 local Councils and secured widespread media coverage, including a front page and double page newspaper spread and editorial, morning radio coverage, and stories in all nightly TV news bulletins
  • Worked with two health and medical research alliances to advocate for government funding, resulting in a combined commitment of $65 million over four years
  • Managed communications for an organisational restructure for a national care provider which involved closure of community services, a merger and transition, and staff redundancies, including all staff and participant communications and media
Evelyn Ek

Strategy and Reputation

Your reputation underpins your ability to navigate challenges and create opportunities

Reputation drives your ability to run and grow your business, achieve outcomes, mitigate risks, engage with stakeholders and create change. We work with clients to build, manage and protect their reputation.

Strategy and Reputation

Public Affairs

Your relationships and influence are critical to understanding and informing policy and regulatory landscapes

Government is either ‘the’ stakeholder or ‘a’ stakeholder. Policy changes, new regulations and shifting public opinion can impact opportunities and plans. We advise and support clients to influence decision making, and to ensure the right people hear the right messages.

Public Affairs

Transaction Communications

A clear position, consistent narrative and stakeholder knowledge is core to a successful transaction

We support clients through commercial and organisational transformations, and market or activist challenges. We help protect and strengthen reputation and value through preparation, and by building trust with and managing stakeholders to mitigate risk and generate support.

Transaction Communications

Crisis and Issues Management

Preparation and a comprehensive response determines your ability to navigate and recover from a crisis or issue

We work with clients to prepare for, manage and respond to crises and issues. We provide the expertise and strategic counsel to ensure you communicate with clarity and confidence.

Crisis and Issues Management