The Communications Ecosystem
A framework for the modern enterprise communications function, spanning external narrative, stakeholder engagement, governance and protection, and channels and transformation.
Corporate Communications Executive
Communications that advance business performance and strengthen company resilience
A business operator first with deep communications expertise. 15+ years building and leading the function across life sciences, B2B technology, manufacturing, and Fortune 500 environments.
Angela J. Lapré
- Executive, External, Internal Communications
- Crisis Leadership
- AI Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Life Sciences
- B2B Technology
- Manufacturing
- Global Scale
- Fortune 500
- IPO
- 15+ Years
- MBA
01 — Executive Profile
Angela recognizes the inflection points where communications infrastructure can either accelerate or stall business performance, surfaces the questions that reframe how organizations approach transformation, and builds strategies that retain human value while delivering growth and long-term performance. Partnering with CEOs, boards, and executive teams, she translates these strategies into the narratives that move enterprises forward.
This counsel extends through M&A integrations, crisis and regulatory moments, and large-scale employee engagement, strengthening organizational reputation with analysts, regulators, the media, customers, and prospective talent.
In the age of AI, Angela brings deep fluency to develop GEO search and discoverability strategies, implement AI-enabled content systems, and navigate the evolving landscape of AI agent workflows. She applies this knowledge to build global communications systems that enhance quality and productivity, protect reputation, and preserve human discernment and voice.
As a leader, she cultivates high-performing global teams anchored in empathy, accountability, and clarity, creating environments where people do their best work, grow professionally, and deliver measurable business impact.
Grounded in business leadership and deep communications experience, her work positively changes how organizations operate, lead, and perform – generating revenue, building valuation, strengthening retention, and deepening trust.
02 — Signature impact
$1.5B+
M&A communications
Across transactions, including a $600M acquisition and $950M divestiture.
$4.7B
Global business segment
Senior communications partner and counsel to the EVP and Business President.
85,000+
Employees reached
Through a first-ever enterprise communications architecture at a Fortune 300 manufacturer.
AI First-To-Market
AI Enablement
Architected the first AI-enabled content platform and GEO search strategy for a $4B company, reducing global content production time by 17%.
03 — Selected work
Moments where communications determined the business outcome, and the framework for how the function should operate.
01
Life Sciences · Crisis Communications
Sustained 90%+ employee engagement across 36+ weeks of organizational crisis
Served as senior communications partner to the EVP and Business President of BD's $4.7B Biosciences segment during peak COVID-19 disruption. Built the crisis communications infrastructure from scratch, including a cross-functional council, dedicated intranet hub, executive toolkits, and safety bulletins while simultaneously supporting the BD Veritor point-of-care diagnostic launch under FDA Emergency Use Authorization. Outcome: Successful launch that directly supported pandemic efforts, ranked top 2 companywide for corporate initiative understanding and communication satisfaction in the midst of a once-in-a-generation disruption.
02
Biotech · Public Markets
Directed all communications through an inaugural public market debut, earning two regulatory A ratings
Served as sole senior communications executive and CEO advisor at Avellino Lab through the company's inaugural KOSDAQ IPO. Owned all internal and external narratives across US and Korean markets over 18+ weeks of execution. Simultaneously led the AvaGen™ genetic test launch, generating 15M impressions and a 25% lift in positive brand perception within 10 months. Outcome: Full regulatory approval / two qualifying A ratings from the IPO regulatory authority.
03
Fortune 500 · Enterprise Transformation
Built the first global communications strategy for a $4B precision instruments leader operating across 40+ countries
Joined METTLER TOLEDO as the company's first enterprise communications leader with a mandate to enhance and elevate the function. Constructed the global strategy, deployed the company's first AI-enabled content platform, and redesigned the CEO's quarterly messaging model into a two-part strategic narrative. Outcome: Measurable increase in employee understanding of company priorities and reduction in global content production time without additional headcount.
04 — Operating principles
- 01
Business outcomes first
Every communications decision tied to a revenue, retention, audience, trust, or other strategic business-level metric, including large-scale M&As, enterprise transformation, and organizational change initiatives where communications directly influences execution and outcome.
- 02
Bespoke strategic architecture
Effective communication strategies are rooted in enterprise strategy, purpose, vision, and values. From this foundation, the function is structured and designed to accelerate business goals and initiatives; define and amplify executive messaging; enhance employee engagement; and elevate company profile. Develop AI communication strategies and counsel on enterprise-wide AI approaches and projects that embed company values and protect reputation.
- 03
Steady counsel in high-stakes moments
Tested judgment in regulatory, crisis, transaction, and reputational moments where the stakes are high, the margin for error is narrow, and decisions cannot wait.
- 04
AI and quantum fluency from strategy to execution
Early adopter and enterprise implementer of AI-enabled content platforms, generative engine optimization (GEO), and AI-assisted communications with the knowledge to evaluate, implement, and lead deployment across global teams. Actively tracking the convergence of AI and quantum computing and what it means for both organizations and communications functions, including security and infrastructure.
05 — Career
Head of Corporate Communications
Mettler-Toledo International
2023 – 2026Vice President, Corporate Communications
Avellino Lab
2021 – 2022Associate Director, Communications
Becton Dickinson (BD)
2019 – 2021
Additional Experience
- Adient
- University of CA, Office of the President
- HireRight
- Intermec Technologies
- Honeywell
- Boston Market Corporation
06 — Perspectives
The Future of Work Has Three Clear Signals
What May Habib, Nityesh Agarwal, and Cameron Adams reveal about where leadership is heading.
Read on LinkedInWhen the Message Cannot Be Generated
Why AI leveled the writing playing field and what that means for communications professionals.
Read on LinkedInThe Communications Function I Would Build in 2026
Why the modern communications function needs a new architecture. One where narrative ownership, strategic access, and reputational risk measurement are built for an AI-driven world.
Read on LinkedInQuantum Is Already Here
Communications professionals have a rare opportunity to shape a once-in-a-generation narrative from the start.
Read on LinkedInSeven Ways Communications Professionals Build Better AI Agents
Why the skills that make great communicators also make great AI agent architects.
Read on LinkedInYour Company Is Now Competing for Tokens
Why token allocation, reserved capacity, and AI infrastructure are the communications leadership storylines that matter right now.
Read on LinkedIn
07 — In conversation