Sarah Ward
Commercial Director
LaingBuisson
An astute and professional commercial director with a focus on international business development, event management and marketing, Sarah has worked in a variety of business development, operational and marketing roles, specialising in digital & print media, events and market intelligence.
Sarah’s experience includes project and event management, developing and nurturing client relationships, strategic planning and implementation, recruiting, managing and mentoring team members, budget management, fostering supplier relationships and contract negotiation.
She has delivered conferences, workshops, seminars, exhibitions, awards ceremonies, presentations, research, surveys and training in Europe and Worldwide. Sarah has presented at a very high level to senior executives within international government agencies and multinational corporations.
Sarah started her career in website development and account management with the specialist healthcare digital media agency Acumen Solutions, before moving to an Associate Director role at em:seven, a communication agency specialising in e-media and events within the healthcare sector. She joined Intuition Communication (now owned by LaingBuisson) in 2011 after running her own consulting firm for 10 years.