Profile

Dominique Backhouse

Founder & Managing Director - Hong Kong & Singapore
Companion Communications

Dominique Backhouse opened COMPANION in 2019 to fill a gap for a senior-led and strategic approach to communications in Asia - specializing in the travel, dining and property industries.Today, COMPANION has two offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, and teams across Strategic Communications, Lifestyle Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Content Creation and Social Media. COMPANION is a leader in the Asian region, and has worked with clients as far ranging as Hongkong Land, Maximal Concepts, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Barratt London, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Shangri-La Group among many more. Beyond the big names, however, COMPANION prides itself on its work with small independent brands - helping them strategize their positioning and creating authentic storytelling and relationship building for each. As such, COMPANION has been an intrinsic part of the launch strategies of many award-winning local concepts. For her work at COMPANION, Dominique was recently named 40 Under 40 by Campaign Asia-Pacific, an award that showcases innovation, grit and boundary-pushing brilliance in the Greater China and Asian regions. Prior to opening COMPANION, Dominique managed the Asia-Pacific and Greater China PR strategy for hotel brand COMO Hotels and Resorts, with a particular focus on their Asian properties and restaurants in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and Bhutan. Before her time inhouse, Dominique spent over a decade agency-side in Asia where she led regional strategies for Belmond, Oetker Collection, Qantas, One&Only Resorts, Leading Hotels of the World, CE LA VI, Aqua Restaurant Group, Champagne Barons de Rothschild, Longines Horse Masters and many more. Dominique is third generation Hong Kong, where she grew up - and has spent her entire career working in the major Asian media markets.