Valerie Raubenheimer has been appointed general manager of corporate communications at Curtin University of Technology.
Originally from South Africa, Ms Raubenheimer began her communications career as a print journalist in Johannesburg.
Between 1986- 1998 she was WA state manager for national public relations consultancy IPR Shandwick before moving to Curtin.
Ms Raubenheimer takes on the newly created position while studying Masters in International Studies.