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.

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Angela J. Lapré

Executive, External, Internal Communications
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Crisis Leadership
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AI Strategy
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Digital Transformation
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Life Sciences
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B2B Technology
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Manufacturing
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Global Scale
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Fortune 500
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15+ Years
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MBA

01 — Executive Profile

Angela builds and leads strategic communications functions that advance business performance and strengthen company resilience. She partners with CEOs, boards, and executive teams to translate strategy into the narratives that move enterprises forward.

Her work spans the full operating spectrum, from high-stakes executive counsel to large-scale change and transformation initiatives, M&A integration, regulatory topics, and employee engagement, along with enhancing organizational reputation for analysts, regulators, and the media.

Angela brings the AI fluency to develop GEO search / discoverability strategies, implement AI-enabled content systems, and navigate the evolving landscape of AI agent workflows, applying this knowledge to build global communications systems that enhance quality and productivity, protect reputation, and preserve human discernment and voice.

She builds and leads 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

Three moments where communications determined the business outcome

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 Life Sciences 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.

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.

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

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 – 2026
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Avellino Lab
2021 – 2022
Associate Director, Communications
Becton Dickinson (BD)
2019 – 2021

Additional Experience

Adient
University of California, Office of the President
HireRight
Intermec Technologies
Honeywell
Boston Market Corporation

06 — In conversation

Available for senior communications leadership engagements in life sciences, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing, in both startup and Fortune 1000 environments.

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Communications that advance business performance and strengthen company resilience

Three moments where communications determined the business outcome

Sustained 90%+ employee engagement across 36+ weeks of organizational crisis

Directed all communications through an inaugural public market debut, earning two regulatory A ratings

Built the first global communications strategy for a $4B precision instruments leader operating across 40+ countries

Business outcomes first

Bespoke strategic architecture

Steady counsel in high-stakes moments

AI and quantum fluency from strategy to execution

Head of Corporate Communications

Vice President, Corporate Communications

Associate Director, Communications

Available for senior communications leadership engagements in life sciences, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing, in both startup and Fortune 1000 environments.