Constance S. Ward has been named head of external communications at Lonza. Ms. Ward will serve as a spokesperson for the company, responsible for coordinating media relations across the company and guiding the overall positioning of Lonza through various communication channels. She will be based in Basel and reports to Dominik Werner, head of corporate communications for Lonza.
 
Ms. Ward joins the company from her PR consultancy firm Thought Leader Zone. She has international communications and marketing experience working for multi-national companies, including Black & Veatch, GE Insurance Solutions, Zurich Financial Services and Roche Pharmaceuticals.
 
“With the addition of Connie to our team, we’re able to offer journalists and our business partners the benefit of her broad global experience in fields related to both of our market segments — Pharma&Biotech and Specialty Ingredients,” said Mr. Werner.