Airwallex on third comms hire in two years

Payments giant Airwallex is searching for its third ANZ communications leader in just two years, after the role sat vacant for nearly a year.

The Melbourne-founded company, which has raised around $1 billion in venture capital, is recruiting a manager or associate director with a strong focus on “media and industry influencers” in ANZ.

The recruitment follows coverage in the Australian Financial Review and Sydney Morning Herald detailing Airwallex’s use of paid influencers to promote chief executive Jack Zhang’s “thought leadership”, as well as reports that the company threatened Nine mastheads with legal action over several articles.

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