Northbank Communications strengthens team with two new staff additions

As a result of continued client growth, Northbank Communications, the full service PR and marketing consultancy focused on science-based companies, has announced an expansion with the appointment of two account managers, Lorna Watson and Dr Christelle Kerouedan, to the London team.

Lorna joins with extensive marketing and consultancy experience in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. Her career has spanned working with biotechnology start-ups to multi-national pharmaceutical companies in the UK and international markets. Prior to joining Northbank, Lorna led the marketing and public relations programmes for NextGen Sciences. Previously, as a consultant at Scientific Generics Ltd, she also focussed on business development, fund raising for biotechnology companies and consultancy for venture capital clients. Lorna has a Natural Sciences degree, majoring in biology and biochemistry as well as a CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing.

Lorna will take responsibility for a wide range of client accounts, working alongside client directors on PR and marketing projects targeted at marketing and corporate audiences.

Christelle's background as a medical research scientist and experience in business management communication strategy brings a variety of communication skills to her work for biotechnology clients. Prior to joining Northbank, Christelle founded The Maternity Wellbeing Company, a start-up company where, as managing director, she designed and implemented the communications strategy and established close relationships with partnership firms to develop the Company’s service offering. She was successful in obtaining major plc’s as clients. Christelle has a Masters degree in Immunology from Pasteur Institute, Paris and a PhD in Ophthalmic Immunology from Imperial College, London with research experience gained in France and the UK. A French native, she is fluent in written and spoken English, and conversational German.

As part of the account handling team, Christelle will manage client communications programmes including trade and corporate, public relations and marketing for quoted and private company clients.

Commenting on the new appointments, Sue Charles, CEO, said, "We are delighted to welcome Lorna and Christelle to the team. Both broaden our skill base, with Christelle extending our European language capability."

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