Born and bred in the Netherlands, Philip has spent more than 15 years as a leading practitioner of Public Relations and Corporate Marketing in Australia.

Philip established PEPR Publicity in 2003, with a desire to deliver outstanding media coverage results for his valued clients. Every event and campaign created by PEPR Publicity is executed with the flair and innate style Philip has become known for. With a fine eye for detail and genuine joie de vivre, Philip has expanded PEPR Publicity to include other dynamic professional PRs with specific varied strengths. In 2000, 2003 and 2006 Philip was awarded the “Communicator of the Year” Award of the Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW), a great honour as 150 Australia-wide journalists chose him thrice as the best Public Relations Practitioner in his field.

Natasha is an account manager at PEPR Publicity with a background in journalism. For 8 years she worked at The West Australian daily newspaper as a general news reporter, fashion, property and features writer. Later, as a freelance journalist in Sydney, Natasha contributed to The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Sun Herald and Australian Property Investor. She studied journalism at Murdoch University and International Communications at Uppsala University, Sweden, before starting her career with an internship at a Paris magazine. Natasha has earned a few frequent flier miles in recent years, launching several luxury New Zealand lodges to the Australian press. She is fast becoming a cruising aficionado since taking on the Holland America Line account and promotes Relais & Chateaux to the discerning travellers of Australia.

Gaynor Stanley is an account manager at PEPR and has 20 years’ experience in Public Relations. She is a trained journalist and a communications specialist with post-graduate marketing qualifications.

She began working on a consultancy basis in July 1999, following five years as the in-house public relations manager for the New Zealand Tourism Board in Australia. Clients that she has worked for include Raffles International Hotels & Resorts, Furama Hotels Sydney and the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Bly has worked in public relations in Sydney and London for 15 years and has built an impressive network of media contacts across her specialised fields of leisure and lifestyle, food and wine.

Bly has created PR campaigns for major lifestyle brands including New South Wales Wine, North East Victoria Tourism, Brokenwood and Logan Wines. She has also consulted on projects for some of the world’s most recognisable brand names including Moët & Chandon, Landrover, Autore South Sea Pearls, Elizabeth Arden, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer and Hennessy.

Jenny is a confessed media junkie whose love of a good story drives her approach to PR. With a background in newspaper journalism that began at the New Zealand Herald, then took her to Sydney, London  and back again, she has a well-honed instinct for what makes a headline. She has held senior editorial positions as Chief Sub-Editor at The Daily Telegraph and Woman’s Day and Assistant Editor at The Sunday Telegraph. She’s written across a range of subjects including architecture and design, property, travel, fashion, beauty, family issues, film, even motoring. In 2004 she took the leap into PR and since then has managed PR and marketing campaigns for large and small clients throughout NSW, Melbourne, Queensland and the Northern Territory, specialising in residential property development.

Laura is a consultant at PEPR Publicity. She has spent the last 18 years working in PR with a focus on travel, lifestyle and FMCG brands for blue chip multi national companies. Her experience includes launching new brands into the Australian market, running consumer campaigns, national sponsorships, promotions and producing  events.

Bianca is a senior account coordinator at PEPR with a passion for travel and food. Clients such as Great Southern Rail, the Cook Islands, Coffs Coast and the South Australian Tourism Commission benefit from her travel interest and Bianca has shared her love for food at PEPR promoting Phaidon’s cookery titles and The Duck Inn. Her passion for all things food and online shines through in her personal food blog and her contacts in the blogosphere are particularly strong. She has been successful in obtaining television coverage for a number of clients too.

Jenny is a confessed media junkie who consults to PEPR and whose love of a good story drives her approach to PR.

With a background in newspaper journalism that began at the New Zealand Herald, then took her to Sydney, London and back again, she has a well-honed instinct for what makes a headline. She has written across a range of subjects including architecture and design, property, travel, fashion, beauty, family issues, film, even motoring. In 2004 she took the leap into PR and since then has managed PR and marketing campaigns for clients, specialising in property development.

Anna is an account coordinator at PEPR and brings a communications degree and a long history in the hospitality industry. She has a passion for travel and excels in general food and wine knowledge. Her attention to detail makes her into an excellent event organiser. She joined PEPR 18 months ago and has organised a number of successful media trips for clients in the PEPR stable. Her contacts in the online arena are particularly strong.

Chloe is PEPR Publicity’s PR assistant. She makes sure everything runs smoothly from an admin point of view and are in charge of client clippings. Chloe, with her background in the fashion industry, has a natural flair for assisting the team with event management.