A coffee chat with Smita Devane-Bhan, Head of Communications at EMD Serono.

Smita Devane-Bhan joined EMD Serono in June 2018, as the Communications Manager and is now leads the Canadian communications for the company. Smita has become a trusted team member who has successfully delivered and executed on critical initiatives and commercial communications planning. As the Head of Communications, Smita is responsible for corporate, internal and product communications and is part of the Canadian Leadership Team. Smita brings more than 15 years of communications experience from a variety of different areas that include third-party payers, non-for profit and client focused industries where she led stakeholder relations, developing and executing communication plans and issues management. Smita holds a post-graduate certificate in Corporate Communications and has completed training in Lean Six Sigma and as an Agile Product Owner. Prior to becoming a professional communicator, Smita was a research assistant at both the University of Western Ontario and The National Network for Mental Health with her undergraduate thesis published by the Society of Neuroscience.