Sherry PudloskiSherry Pudloski

Sherry Pudloski, former head of reputation, policy and enterprise communications at Pfizer, has been named chief communications officer of mutual life insurance giant Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

Pudloski joined Pfizer in 2009. Prior to that she was executive director of strategic planning and communications at global healthcare company Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. She was also head of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide’s Global Healthcare Practice and served on the PR giant’s management committee.

Pudloski will be responsible for Guardian’s brand management, as well as its internal, external and digital communications. She’ll be based in New York and will report to Pfizer president and CEO Deanna Mulligan.

Guardian, one of the country’s largest mutual life insurers, employs approximately 8,000 employees in the U.S. The New York-based company in 2015 accounted for $7.3 billion in capital.