Joseph Bedford appointed corporate vice president of global strategic marketing at Huntingdon/Harlan

Huntingdon Life Sciences and Harlan Laboratories have appointed Joseph Bedford as corporate vice president of global strategic marketing.

This is a newly-created position that the companies see as strengthening their international strategic marketing function across its contract research and research models business units. Dr Bedford joins the company from Taconic Biosciences where he was vice president of global marketing.

Adrian Hardy, chief operating officer at Huntingdon Life Sciences and Harlan Laboratories, said: “We are delighted that Joe has joined the organization. This is an especially important time for us as we continue to develop the combined, integrated brand of the two companies. Joe’s strong expertise in strategic marketing across both the CRS and RMS CRO space will prove to be a great asset to the organization, and he brings an experienced new voice to the team.”