Jeremy joined Honner in 2022, and as an Account Director he provides support across a range of Honner’s corporate, digital asset and traditional finance clients.
Jeremy has worked across several industries and has built specialist skills driving communications programs for companies in Australia’s fintech and digital asset landscape.
During his career Jeremy has worked with some of Australia’s largest digital asset exchanges, supporting on everything from launches to landmark announcements. Through these experiences he has proven his ability to take a client’s profile from unknown, to becoming a source of expertise regularly relied on by media. He also brings established media relationships across crypto, blockchain and digital asset sectors.
Prior to Honner Jeremy worked with a generalist PR agency where he developed sharp writing skills and the ability to distil the most compelling media angle. He works across a broad range of Honner clients including the Algorand Foundation, Nano, Bell Direct and private equity specialist PieLAB Capital.
Jeremy holds a Bachelor of Business Management in Marketing and Advertising from The University of Queensland.
Away from the office, you’ll either find Jeremy exerting himself on the footy field or lounging at a cinema.
As a Senior Account Executive with Honner, Eleanor provides support for a range of financial, fintech and corporate clients.
Eleanor holds a Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in public relations, from the Queensland University of Technology.
Eleanor previously worked at ASX–listed financial administration company, Computershare. In this role she established an interest in financial services, working across a large and diverse portfolio of companies, ranging from ASX top 200 to unlisted companies.
Eleanor also undertook work experience at one of Queensland’s leading PR agencies and is highly motivated to further develop her PR expertise and broaden her professional experience.
As a Queenslander who has now made her home in Sydney, you will find Eleanor near the ocean and under the sun when she is not in the office. She plans to visit all the beautiful beaches Sydney has to offer and enjoy the city’s many iconic restaurants and cafés.
Jared is a Senior Account Manager, supporting a range of clients across the financial services spectrum including international asset managers, industry groups and fintechs.
He has experience working across a range of asset classes including private credit, emerging market debt and commercial property.
Previously, Jared worked in NSW Parliament within the electorate offices of former Treasurer and Minister for Energy, the Hon. Matt Kean MP, as well as the former Minister for Multiculturalism and Seniors, the Hon. Mark Coure MP.
During this time, he worked on media and policy projects across a range of areas including treasury and economic policy, issues of social significance, environmental policy and major infrastructure projects.
Jared holds a Bachelor of Communications in Social and Political Science from the University of Technology Sydney.
Outside of work, Jared enjoys going to the beach, catching up with friends and spending time with his many pets. He is also an avid supporter of all things related to football, cricket and AFL.
Zoe Paterson has almost 20 years’ experience as a content writer, journalist and editor specialising in personal finance, property, financial services and financial technology.
Zoe is highly skilled at tailoring content to suit a variety of audiences, styles and formats. As a consultant at Honner, she supports clients by producing content ranging from blog posts and infographics, to video scripts, opinion pieces, feature articles and long-form white papers.
Zoe has spent the bulk of her career as a journalist and editor with The Australian Financial Review, Financial Review Smart Investor, Asset, and Money Management. She has also worked as a freelance writer for media and major corporate clients including Australian banks and fintech consultancies.
Before beginning her career in journalism, Zoe worked as a management consultant and business analyst in Australia and the United Kingdom.
She holds a Graduate Certificate in Journalism and a Bachelor of Manufacturing Management from the University of Technology Sydney.
In her spare time, Zoe is either outdoors kayaking, hiking, swimming or gardening, or indoors working on sewing projects.
Natasha brings more than 25 years’ in-house marketing and communications experience having worked with leading Australian companies such as BT, HUB24, AMP and CBA.
She has held senior positions in both marketing and product teams yielding a strong technical understanding of funds management, platforms, superannuation and investments. Over the years she has played an instrumental role in financial product launches, campaign management, communications strategy and governance, thought leadership, as well as corporate messaging and positioning.
Natasha is passionate about financial communications and making complex topics easy to understand for investors and industry participants. She has written for corporate, print and online publications, disclosure documents, websites, social media, videos and events.
Natasha holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (Hons) majoring in Economics and Natural Resource Economics, from the University of Sydney. In her previous role at BT, she was RG146 compliant and has completed a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning.
As an active member and student of the Australian Writer’s Centre for a number of years, Natasha’s articles have been published in a range of publications including Mindfood, The Big Issue and The Last Post.
Outside of work, Natasha loves to pursue jazz singing, creative writing, anything beach-related and of course, spending time with family and friends.
Iona provides Executive Assistant support to Honner’s management team, as well as managing the Agency’s busy Sydney office.
In her role Iona provides comprehensive support to the Agency Founder, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer and facilitates the smooth and efficient running of the Agency. Iona acts as a central liaison between Honner’s support teams across HR, IT and accounts. She also acts as the first point of contact for the wider team, providing general administrative support, managing travel and diaries and assisting with the agency’s annual audit process.
Iona brings nearly 20 years’ experience as an Executive Assistant, primarily in the financial services industry having worked at a number of large multi-national organisations including Royal Bank of Canada, BNP Paribas and Dexus Property Group.
Iona holds a BSc in Management Sciences from the UK’s University of Southampton.
In her spare time, Iona loves to get out and about around Sydney, especially to our fantastic beaches and walking tracks; she is also an avid reader.
Sam has worked in financial PR, corporate communications and marketing for over 15 years in both Sydney and London.
Starting her career as a corporate lawyer in Brisbane, she brings strong experience in issues and crisis management as well as corporate reputation and project management.
Sam has been responsible for developing and managing the external and internal communications strategies for a range of financial brands including a focus on both institutional and retail wealth management markets. She bring proven strong business to business (B2B) as well as B2B to consumer capabilities. Sam joined Honner from AMP where she spent a decade leading significant customer experience and marketing projects across multiple channels. During this time she oversaw the launch of Marketing HQ, AMP’s internal marketing platform for its then 2,500+ financial adviser network; project managed the launch of AMP’s ‘Spark’ logo; and was senior media manager for AMP’s financial services business.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Business/ Marketing & Accounting (Honours) from Queensland University of Technology, as well as a Diploma in PR (Distinction) from the London School of Public Relations.
In her spare time Sam enjoys shopping at food markets, cooking and going on walks with her family and their dog. Sam is also a fellow unpaid Uber driver on weekends, running her four kids around to their various activities!
Barry joined the Honner board as Non-Executive Director in 2021.
A long-time associate of Honner, Barry brings more than 30 years’ experience working across Australia’s financial services industry. As NED Barry works with Honner’s senior management team to provide guidance and management insight, supporting the ongoing growth and evolution of the firm.
Barry is a financial services professional with experience as a director, CEO and consultant to significant financial services firms and superannuation funds. He advises organisations and their boards on practices to enhance performance.
Barry presents courses on board governance, finance and strategy for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Fellow of the Actuaries Institute and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Rafe Consulting was established in 2010 specifically to help individuals and organisations answer Socrates’ questions “What ought one to do”.
Barry has served on several for-profit and not-for-profit boards as well as several advisory boards. Most recently, Barry was President and Chair of the Actuaries Institute and was on the board of Greenpeace Asia Pacific.
Barry has held senior consulting positions as a strategy partner at Accenture and head of the financial services practice at Trowbridge Consulting. He was a senior manager with AMP and the CEO of Mellon Bank’s Australian operations. In his consulting roles he has advised many of Australia’s largest financial services businesses on distribution and product development and governance.
Craig is Honner’s Head of Marketing Solutions.
His role at Honner further extends the range of capabilities for clients to include strategic marketing services such as customer insights and customer experience programs, lead generation programs, sales enablement support and branding. He also works with clients to create integrated marketing and communications programs.
Craig brings more than 20 years’ experience working in the financial services space, with strong expertise in the global wealth and asset management sector across Australia, China, Korea, Japan and New Zealand along with exposure to North America, UK and European markets.
A strategic thinker, Craig possesses the creativity required to build a brand with emotional resonance, but also knows how to utilise the marketing team as a revenue generation machine.
Prior to joining Honner, Craig held the dual roles of Head of Marketing Asia Pacific and Global Head of Customer Experience at Russell Investments. Craig also worked in a range of marketing and product management roles in both Sydney and London, gaining experience with names such as St George Bank, Advance Asset Management and Prudential Assurance.
Craig recently completed a Customer Experience Certificate program from Rutgers University (USA). He also holds a B.Bus (Major in Marketing) from Charles Sturt University, a Management Development Diploma from Mt Eliza Business School and Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia (now known as FINSIA).
In his spare time – he is an uber driver for his three sons as they compete in multiple football and futsal matches across Sydney.
Priya joined Honner in 2014 and works with the management team and external accountants to oversee the financial accounts and reporting for the business, as well as providing support on office management.
Priya has a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University, India, and is a qualified Australian CPA. Following her early accounting training with Ernst & Young in India, Priya migrated to Australia in 2003. She brings more than 15 years’ experience working in a range of accounting roles for organisations both large and small.
