Ashfield Meetings & Events appoints Lee-Anne Penn

Full-service global event management company Ashfield Meetings & Events has appointed Lee-Anne Penn as business director.

She joins from event and production agency Zibrant, where she spent five years - rising to become its head of healthcare account management.

Nicola Burns, global managing director, said: “We are delighted to welcome Lee-Anne to the Ashfield Meetings & Events team. Her specialist experience across both event and medical communication agency environments will help position the added value we can offer to our pharmaceutical clients by connecting the excellence across the Ashfield Division.

“Our existing client base is already benefitting from integrated multi-channel experiences that we deliver by working collaboratively with our sister companies. We are looking forward to her contributions in identifying and promoting strategic solutions for both new and existing clients.”

Penn has over 14 years' event experience, specialising in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science sectors, and an operational background in both event and medical communications agencies.

She said: “I am excited to join the business development team at Ashfield Meetings & Events. The pharmaceutical and healthcare expertise of the agency, and the wider Ashfield Division, is an ideal fit to utilise my knowledge of the industry. I look forward to complementing the strong existing capabilities within the agency.”