Joyce Lorigan

Joyce Lorigan serves as Group Head of Corporate Affairs at Springer Nature and is a member of the company’s Executive Team. She joined Macmillan Science and Education as Global Communications Director in 2012 and following its merger with Springer, became Executive Vice President of Communications. She now heads a global team of communications, brand and government affairs professionals and leads the company’s sustainability programme. At STM, she chaired the STM Strategic Communication Committee and serves on the Open Research Committee.

Joyce has a strong track record of collaboration and engagement and believes in the power of bringing people together to influence change.  She is an advocate for sustainability and the critical role that research and knowledge play in solving the urgent challenges facing the world. Including her time in research publishing, Joyce has spent more than 25 years in communications.  Recent London-based roles include Vice President Global Communications of FTSE 100 company Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG plc) and Vice President Corporate Communications for the Walt Disney group of companies in EMEA. Joyce also spent three years as Director of Alliance Marketing for EuroDisney SCA based in Paris.  A history graduate from the University of Leeds, Joyce chaired the Board of London-based business partnership Urban Partners from 2014-2017 and is currently a Board member of leading UK conservation charity, the Marine Conservation Society.