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Astellas
Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas has appointed Moyra Knight as head of corporate and employee communications in North and South America.
She will be responsible for corporate brand initiatives and reputation management, reporting to Jeff Winton, Senior VP and Chief Communications Officer. Knight will also lead corporate social responsibility, executive communications, employee and digital communication and corporate media relations.
Knight's appointment to the Corporate Communications team follows Jeff Winton’s. Winton joined the company in late 2013 from Eli Lilly, where he headed Global Communications and served on the Global Corporate Affairs Leadership Team.
Knight has more than 20 years of communications experience in both the health care and consumer industries. Her most recent roles were at Baxter. Prior to this, she worked in marketing and public affairs at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and Kraft Foods.