Pharmaceutical Market Europe • January 2024 •38
APPOINTMENTS
Klick Health
Tim Jones
Klick Health has appointed Tim Jones as executive creative director. Jones, who will be leading the agency’s London-based creative team, brings extensive industry experience to the role. He recently served as chief creative officer, pharma at Grey Group and as executive vice president, executive creative director at McCann Health New York. Previously, he was creative director at Havas Lynx Europe.
Avalere
Sarah Alwardt
Avalere has appointed Sarah Alwardt as president. In this role, Alwardt also leads the US policy, access, value and evidence capability at Avalere Health. She has over two decades of experience in leadership, strategy and operations for the biopharmaceutical industry. She previously served as senior vice president of advisory services at the company, and was also vice president of operations at Ontada.
CMI Media Group
Mark Pappas
CMI Media Group has appointed Mark Pappas as executive vice president, innovation. Pappas has over a decade of experience in the digital marketing industry in several leadership roles. He most recently served as senior vice president, innovation at the company. Prior to this, he served as director of search marketing at both Publicis Health Media and Digitas Health.
Hanover Communications
Emma Gorton
Hanover Communications has appointed Emma Gorton as managing director. Gorton has nearly a decade of experience in senior positions. She most recently served as deputy managing director at Hanover. Prior to this, she was senior director, director and associate director at the company. Earlier in Gorton’s career, she was account director and senior account manager at Ogilvy Healthworld.
M+F Health
Sarah Jones
M+F Health has appointed Sarah Jones as director. Jones has nearly two decades of experience in healthcare policy, public affairs and communications. She currently serves as a member of the board of trustees at the Health Action Campaign. Prior to this, she served as director at S J Health Communications, which followed her position as managing director of Four Public Affairs.
Hanover Communications
Helen McKenna
Hanover Communications has appointed Helen McKenna as director of policy, advocacy and public affairs. McKenna holds over a decade of experience in senior positions in health policy. She most recently served as chief of staff at Barts Health NHS Trust as well as senior policy advisor at The King’s Fund. Earlier in her career, McKenna worked for the UK Department of Health.
Hanover Communications
Natalie Gherardi
Hanover Communications has appointed Natalie Gherardi as head of healthcare EU. Gherardi has over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and medtech industries. She most recently served as global government affairs manager at CMR Surgical. Prior to this, she was vice president and head of healthcare communications and public affairs at Weber Shandwick, and chief experience officer at Clinical Trials Mobile Application.
CMI Media Group
Leanne Smith
CMI Media Group has appointed Leanne Smith as executive vice president, data strategy and governance. Smith has a wealth of experience in multiple senior positions in communications. She most recently served as CMI’s senior vice president, business insights and data analytics. Prior to this, Smith served as its vice president, insights and analytics and senior director, insights and analytics.
Hanover Communications
Rosie Hill
Hanover Communications has appointed Rosie Hill to the policy, advocacy and public affairs team. Hill brings nearly a decade of experience working in senior positions across consultancy, the civil service and NHS England. She most recently served as senior associate, health and life sciences at Global Counsel. Prior to this, Hill served as programme manager, alcohol, drugs and tobacco at Public Health England.
Bedrock Healthcare Communications
Ali Kirkbride
Bedrock Healthcare Communications has appointed Ali Kirkbride as account director. Kirkbride brings a wealth of experience in marketing and communications to her new role. She most recently served as project lead at Helios Medical Communications. Prior to this, she served as senior account manager at Chameleon Communications International, and account executive at KnowledgePoint360 Group.
M+F Health
Georgia Bron
M+F Health has appointed Georgia Bron as senior account manager. Bron brings a wealth of experience in medical communications to her latest role. She originally joined the agency as a public relations intern before taking on roles of increasing senority, most recently serving as account manager. Prior to joining M+F, Bron held the position of digital marketing executive at Fundscape.
Envision Pharma Group
Andrew Thorne
Envision Pharma Group has appointed Andrew Thorne as lead generation specialist for AI solutions. Thorne brings a wealth of business development experience to his new position. He most recently served as business development consultant, precision oncology at Perthera AI. Prior to this, he served as a business development manager at SupplyShift, and manager of partnership development at Perthera.