Howett (pictured) will lead Cint’s global people, culture and workplace strategies, including employee engagement initiatives.

Before joining Cint, Howett was people, culture and communications director at diagnostics services business Unilabs.

Howett has also held roles at Assa Abloy, Roche and GE, and is based in Stockholm.

Tom Buehlmann, chief executive of Cint, said: “Marie-Louise will be an integral part of Cint’s growth, helping us continue to fulfil our vision for creating an engaging, diverse, inclusive culture, as well as driving the company’s more traditional human resources functions.”