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Martin Suter

Martin Suter has been Senior Vide President – Product at Smart Communications since January 2021. In this role, the Swiss native is responsible for the product management of the entire product portfolio. Suter is considered a renowned expert in topics such as Client Reporting Solutions, Digital Advisory or Customer Communication Managenet. The same applies to his role as a thought leader and driving force in connection with customer communication management strategies. He regularly demonstrates his extensive thought leadership knowledge as a speaker at various forums and events such as the Avaloq Community Conference, the Temenos Community Forum or the SAP Forum. In recent years, he has also built an excellent reputation as an intellectual sparring partner for market research companies such as Gartner, Aspire, Celent or Madison Advisors and a great reputation as a leader of various task forces supporting customer projects.

 

Prior to the acquisition by Smart Communications, Suter held the position of Member of the Executive Board at Assentis. In this role he focused on product management, marketing and pre-sales. Suter has extensive experience in projects with major clients such as Credit Suisse, UBS, Fiducia GAD, NRW.Bank, Swiss Life and Swiss Re, Wüstenrot, and St. Galler Kantonalbank. He lives in Rotkreuz and holds a degree as Dipl. Ing. FH in Information Technology.

Andrea Armfield

Andrea came to PPD with 20+ years of industry experience including more than a decade at Amgen where she led teams of clinical research professionals who were responsible for the execution of portfolio feasibility in all phases of development,  and the operations of early development clinical trials conducted in the U.S. in therapeutic areas that include oncology, cardiovascular, bone, neuroscience, inflammation and nephrology.

She is responsible for client relationships and operational delivery for west coast biotech clients.  She partners with commercial and medical to ensure relationship health and strong operational delivery. She provides strategic direction, leadership and management for PPD Biotech teams to ensure rapid issue resolution, timely and appropriate resource allocation and consistent knowledge transfer across portfolios of business.

Andrea is a graduate of Arizona State University, where she received bachelors degrees in biology and anthropology. She then went on to complete her MBA at the University of Southern California.

Stuart McKenzie

Reakiro founder and Serial entrepreneur with proven International success records within the FMCG, Marketing, Entertainment and Distribution  Industries working alongside some of the worlds largest Multinational companies.

Hilary Leam

For over 25 years Hilary has  developed brands across the health, wellness, and  beauty sectors. Hilary has now chosen to channel her  innovative direction and  creation into the CBD industry, which is not only a  new venture but an  intersection of all her prior experiences.

Mark Wright

An internationally experienced executive with Corporate and Entrepreneurial experience. A career across 6 different countries, including developing markets, in a range of business sectors, and an ability to deliver above expectation results.