Elise Martin Davies has been appointed Senior Communications Manager at VEON in Amsterdam following several years with Portland, the London-based communications consultancy.

Led by CEO Ursula Burns, VEON provides communications and digital services to 210 million customers in ten emerging markets and is listed on the Nasdaq in New York and Euronext in Amsterdam.

Ana Mutis, current human resources director at AstraZeneca Spain, has now assumed the management of communication and CSR of the pharmaceutical company.

Former Teneo MD Jenny Jamie has joined Google as director of UK communications and public affairs.