Managing Director, Dominique Backhouse
COMPANION offers bespoke advisory to the global hospitality sector to tackle their biggest challenges in strategy, reputation management and communications globally.
Based in Asia, COMPANION curates and combines services to create a bespoke product for each client, offering a senior-led approach and deep industry understanding and relationships.
Dominique is the Managing Director of COMPANION and leads a team of senior communication strategists based in Asia, with a global remit.
Dominique opened COMPANION in 2019 to offer bespoke advisory to the global hospitality sector to tackle their biggest challenges in strategy, reputation management and communications, within Asia and globally.
COMPANION specialises in Strategic Advice & Development; Senior Leadership Counsel; Positioning & Reputation Management; Storytelling & Narrative Development; Event Strategy & Content; Social Media Marketing; Communications & Public Relations.
Today COMPANION has two offices in Asia in Hong Kong and Singapore as well as a partnered office in the GCC.
COMPANION works with leading global names in hospitality, F&B, travel, destination profiling, property and luxury lifestyle including Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hongkong Land, Maximal Concepts, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Shangri-La Group and many more.
Prior to opening COMPANION, Dominique managed the Asia-Pacific and Greater China communication strategy for hotel brand COMO Hotels and Resorts and wellness brand COMO Shambhala. 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, Champagne Barons de Rothschild, Longines Horse Masters and many more.
In 2023, Dominique was named 40 Under 40 by Campaign Asia-Pacific, an award that showcases innovation, grit and boundary-pushing brilliance in the region.