Unilabs appoints Alistair Hammond as new communications director
The diagnostics company Unilabs has appointed Alistair Hammond as its new head of communications.
In his new role, Hammond is responsible for internal and external communications - public affairs, executive communications, and public relations - and reports to Christian Rebhan, Unilabs' chief medical officer and head of customer excellence.
"We are delighted to welcome Alistair to the team," says Christian Rebhan. "His broad international experience and extensive media network will help Unilabs continue its successful growth story."
Alistair Hammond joins from CWT, the travel management company, where he was Global Director of Media Relations & PR. As a financial journalist, PR consultant, event moderator, speechwriter and media trainer, he has more than 20 years of experience in media and communications.
Multilingual Hammond has worked with various global institutions across many industries - from the Vatican Bank to Merrill Lynch, a Google subsidiary, and Publicis Groupe. He began his career as a foreign correspondent for Bloomberg in Indonesia before taking over European coverage from Dealreporter and Debtwire.
He is a British citizen and will split his time between London and Geneva.
