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Laura Gaweda

Laura Gaweda

Laura graduated from Bath in 2011. She is currently on her first placement at Lloyd's in Corporate Communications, working on campaign planning and production of key Lloyd's publications.

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A vision for the next generation

Graduate blog | Laura Gaweda | Thursday 17 May 2012, 1:47PM

Last Friday was a big day for Lloyd’s – the launch of our Vision 2025.

Tags: The Market, The Lloyd's Building, Underwriting, Brokers, Graduates

My top five marketing memories

Graduate blog | Laura Gaweda | Wednesday 04 April 2012, 8:56AM

It’s nearly time to move on to my second rotation on the grad scheme and seems a good time to reflect on my six months in Marketing.

Tags: Graduates, The Market, Corporate Communications

Attracting New Talent to Lloyd's

Graduate blog | Laura Gaweda | Monday 27 February 2012, 9:35AM

Over the past few months my marketing colleagues and I have been hard at work attracting new talent to the Corporation and market through the Lloyd's graduate programmes.

Tags: Graduates, Underwriting, Brokers, The Lloyd's Building, The Market, The Nelson Collection

D-Day

Graduate blog | Laura Gaweda | Tuesday 07 February 2012, 12:24PM

It seems barely any time since we joined Lloyd's but it's already time to think about our second rotation on the graduate scheme.

Tags: Graduates, The Market, Lloyd's brand, Lloyd's Strategy

Markets, mulled wine and muggles

Graduate blog | Laura Gaweda | Thursday 15 December 2011, 3:47PM

'Tis the season to be jolly, so for my first blog I'm going to be shamelessly cheery and give you a taste of the upsides of working in the City.

Tags: Graduates, Employment, London

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