Collins joins the company after six years at Strat7 Incite in the UK, where he advised organisations in financial services, telecommunications, insurance and FMCG.

At Honeycomb Strategy, he will apply quantitative research and analytics to develop frameworks that support client planning and decision‑making.

Collins has relocated from Essex in the UK to Melbourne for the role.

Chen was previously senior client manager at Bastion. His background includes roles in the healthcare sector at HotDoc and Scope.

He will work with business directors and internal teams to produce insights that support business planning.

Managing director John Bevitt said the appointments reflect the company’s growth and plans for expanding its strategy function.

“As our client base continues to grow, so too does the need to strengthen our senior team,” Bevitt said. “Kieran and Luke bring complementary experience that expands our strategic capabilities..”

The appointments follow the recent promotion of Jason Morris to head of client service.