Covering a range of industry sectors, Six O’Clock is engaged by large, multi-national businesses, small and medium local enterprises, government agencies and departments and non-profit organisations to carry out communications services and provide strategic counsel.
The firm is led by three directors, who combined have more than six decades’ experience in corporate communications, public affairs, marketing communications and journalism.
Siobhan’s a former reporter and producer who transitioned into communications, quickly becoming a highly respected consultant.
Siobhan’s worked across a range of industry sectors including manufacturing, utilities, education, consumer goods, health and government services.
Siobhan’s broad experience has made her a highly sought-after media trainer, developing the media spokesperson skills of senior executives from leading Australian businesses and government agencies.
Siobhan is frequently turned to for counsel during organisational issues and crises.
Siobhan is also a corporate video producer and leads Six O’Clock’s digital thought-leadership offering.
Siobhan’s period in media saw her produce and report for Channel Seven’s Today Tonight program and Channel Nine’s Today Show. She also produced radio 3AW’s Drive program.
Prior to joining Six O’Clock Advisory, Patrick was the Dentsu Aegis Network’s (DAN) Managing Director of Public Relations, overseeing the agencies Haystac and Spark.
Before DAN, Patrick held corporate affairs and marketing communications positions with Telstra during his eight years with the telco.
An experienced company spokesperson, Patrick has led federal, state and local government relations campaigns and worked on a range of high profile public policy initiatives and thought leadership programs. He has also advised a wide range of c-suite executives through complex communications matters as well as built communications programs for major business strategy initiatives.
Patrick began his career managing international media’s interest in the Australian cricket team and held senior communications roles while at Cricket Australia between 1998 and 2003.
Patrick serves on the board of respected journalistic institution, the Melbourne Press Club.
Jim has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate affairs, reputation management, stakeholder relations and financial communication practice in both consulting and corporate environments.
Throughout his career, he has built and led corporate affairs and communication functions at Merrill Lynch Australia/NZ and National Australia Bank and he has worked on a range of high-profile projects and issues including a beverage industry demerger and sale, a foreign exchange scandal, a state-wide gas disaster, and large-scale infrastructure policy initiatives.
As a lecturer and tutor, Jim has guided aspiring communicators through RMIT University’s Bachelor of Communications undergraduate and Master’s degree courses.
Kym is a highly-regarded adviser and director, with an extensive background in media and marketing that spans more than 25 years. He has held senior leadership roles including CEO, COO and CFO in Asia Pacific, China and Australia for global media and advertising entities, most recently the Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN).
A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Kym has significant corporate governance experience, including with a listed company in Hong Kong and numerous other entities.
From 2003-2010, Kym was the Regional CFO of Aegis Media Asia Pacific, the forerunner to DAN, leading transformational change and growth for the 2500-person entity in the China market. He was the Asia Pacific CEO of global outdoor advertising agency, Posterscope, from 2007-2009, and headed DAN’s M&A team across Asia Pacific from 2003-2015.
Before DAN, Kym held various senior agency and in-house leadership roles. He began his career as a chartered accountant at Hall Chadwick, where he was a Partner between 1986-1993.
Kym holds board and advisory positions with various digital marketing and media agencies.
Genevieve is a senior communications professional with more than a decade’s experience delivering results to clients in Australia, Asia and the UK.
Genevieve specialises in corporate profiling, media relations, issues management, investor communications, stakeholder engagement, business-to-business and internal communications.
Genevieve’s consultancy experience has seen her work for London-based financial public relations agency, Moorgate Group, Baldwin Boyle Shand in Singapore, and Haystac in Melbourne.
Nathan is a Group Adviser in Six O’Clock’s Melbourne office. He provides communication counsel to a portfolio of clients within the commercial property, financial services, capital markets and sport sectors.
Nathan has built strong credentials in public policy, communication and stakeholder engagement, having led the government relations and corporate affairs functions for a national peak body in the health sector and served as a political adviser for a Federal Government minister.
Nathan began his career at a leading information technology developer after completing degrees in economics and international relations at Lancaster and Latrobe universities.
Jessica is a dynamic communications professional who draws on a strategic and creative mindset to breakdown complex information, develop purposeful content, and build strong relationships.
With experience in corporate communications, internal communications, staff engagement, issues management, media relations, and content strategy, Jessica blends her contemporary expertise with a traditional, considered approach to deliver strong client outcomes.
Prior to joining Six O’Clock, Jessica led a high-performing communications team within the tertiary education sector and successfully managed communications strategies for a range of corporate issues.
Ellen is a dedicated communications professional with a keen interest in developing multi-channel strategies that deliver strong client results.
With a background in behavioural change communications, Ellen’s approach to public relations considers the interplay between internal and external relations to achieve positive and measurable outcomes.
Prior to joining Six O’Clock, Ellen worked on health, defence, sport and transport campaigns for the government and not-for-profit sectors.
Olivia Bilson is a motivated millennial passionate about executing vibrant and engaging communications across multiple channels.
With more than two years’ experience in media relations and ambassador management for the hospitality and technology industries, Olivia enjoys working closely with clients to understand their needs and connect the right audiences with their message.
Olivia recently graduated from the University of Melbourne, where she studied a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in media and communications, and politics and international studies.
With extensive experience in office administration and business management, and a strong understanding of the communications and marketing sectors, Sonia keeps Six O’Clock’s back office ticking.
Prior to joining the firm, Sonia managed the office and administration functions of the Australian arm of a leading multinational 3D technology company, overseeing the day-to-day operation of the local team and providing executive support to the Managing Director.
Earlier in her career, she held office administration roles with Melbourne Water, and with Australian Unity where she went on to lead the marketing services function with responsibility for driving the organisation’s brand strategy – working closely with a host of agencies across the creative, communications and media buying spheres.
Sonia studied business and marketing at RMIT.
Lauren is a senior communication consultant and highly regarded agency leader with 13 years’ experience and success in strategic communication, senior client counsel and agency management.
Passionate about the power of communication in driving client business performance, Lauren has helped advance and protect the reputations of large organisations and government entities, multi-national brands and big-ticket events across a range of sectors including property, retail, logistics, financial services, agriculture, FMCG, sport, arts/culture and lifestyle.
Advising c-suite executives and senior government representatives over the years, she has a proven track record in strategic communication planning and execution, managing complex stakeholder engagement projects and in issues and crisis management.
