Julie Shield

Julie is a communications professional with over 20 years’ experience in a wide variety of roles from PR, events, corporate communication and employee communications. Originally from the UK, Julie has spent the last seven years working in Qatar, Germany and now the Netherlands. Her current role is Communications Director at Royal Philips, where she heads up the communications for the Quality & Regulatory Function. This is a large function with approx. 5000 people who are on a transformation journey to become a leading MedTech organization. Julie has mainly worked in the healthcare, education and regeneration sectors in in-house roles, partnering with global communications agencies. She has a strong passion for communications and the future of this profession which is why she applied to be a board member on the EACD.