Knight Frank Asia-Pacific has appointed Annabelle Taylor as its new Asia-Pacific head of marketing, communications and digital. A well-rounded marketer and originally from France, Taylor has spent more than 22 years in Asia-Pacific and worked in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. She brings a wealth of real estate industry experience, having held both local and regional leadership roles with other international property consultancies.

Annabelle Taylor, head of marketing, communications and digital, Asia-Pacific, said, “Following the pandemic, the marketing function has been revitalised as marketers played a crucial role in helping businesses find innovative and effective ways to connect with new and existing clients in a post-COVID environment. These are very exciting times!

Taylor is joining Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific leadership team and will be working closely with Kevin Coppel, managing director, Asia-Pacific, overseeing the regional marketing activities.

Coppel added, “I am delighted to have Annabelle join us and lead our marketing, communications and digital function. Our marketing team has a critical role in helping us to articulate our personal, collaborative and bespoke approach to meeting our clients’ real estate needs. Annabelle’s appointment will build on our capability in this area."