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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, corporate communications executive specializing in life sciences, healthcare, and B2B technology
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

Three moments where communications determined the business outcome

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 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.

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 – 2026

  • Vice President, Corporate Communications

    Avellino Lab

    2021 – 2022

  • Associate 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.

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  • When the Message Cannot Be Generated

    Why AI leveled the writing playing field and what that means for communications professionals.

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  • Anthropic Built a Model Too Dangerous to Release

    What corporate communications leaders should be asking right now about AI-speed threats.

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  • Quantum Is Already Here

    Communications professionals have a rare opportunity to shape a once-in-a-generation narrative from the start.

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  • Seven Ways Communications Professionals Build Better AI Agents

    Why the skills that make great communicators also make great AI agent architects.

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  • Your Company Is Now Competing for Tokens

    Why token allocation, reserved capacity, and AI infrastructure are the communications leadership storylines that matter right now.

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07 — 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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