The Escalator: Coalition for Healthcare Communication appoints executive committee
Plus people moves at Memorial Sloan Kettering and The Bloc.
People Moves
Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness names Jennifer Shirley president
Former president JD Cassidy will become EVP of client engagement strategy for Publicis Health.
The Escalator: Pfizer’s Ian Read joins Carlyle Group
Plus people moves from Zimmer Biomet, Ironshore Pharmaceuticals and Prime Therapeutics.
Ruder Finn picks Christie Anbar as global healthcare lead
The role had been empty since June 2018.
Johnson & Johnson’s Ernie Knewitz named Americas comms lead for Janssen
It’s Knewitz’s second stint at Janssen.
Best of 2019: Top agency stories
Take a look back at the most-read agency stories of 2019 including notable people moves and the biggest agency mergers, acquisitions, launches and rebrandings.
Tim Jones joins McCann Health New York as executive creative director
Jones previously worked for Area 23 and Havas Lynx.
Adaptive Biotechnologies hires WE Communications to hone its message
The company, focused on immune-driven medicine, went public this year.
GCI Health opens Hong Kong office, names market leader
In January, GCI Health opened its first Asia office in Singapore.
CVS Health comms head Kathryn Metcalfe exits for Bristol-Myers Squibb
She joins the biopharma company as EVP of corporate affairs.
