Ayesha Bharmal has left her position of board director and head of health at Fishburn Hedges after nearly eight years to join AstraZeneca's international communications team in the UK.

Bharmal will start as global media director at the pharmaceutical giant beginning February 4. She will report to Ersa Erkal-Paler, head of global media relations.

Bharmal will handle proactive media relations, working to promote stories that fit with AstraZeneca's corporate business plan. She will have a specific focus on UK corporate ...