Derek Yach, who was senior VP-global health and agriculture at PepsiCo, has joined APCO Worldwide's health advisory board.
The more than 30-year communications veteran handled the Purchase, NY-based soft drinks/snacks company's international health initiatives related to nutrition and agriculture.
Earlier, he was global health director at the Rockefeller Foundation, Yale University professor and executive director for communicable diseases & mental health at the World Health Organization.
Yach, a South Africa native, is executive director at the Vitality Institute, a global research group
Stig Albinus, global practice leader of APCO’s healthcare practice, said Yach has first-hand experience in navigating the world's top health issues from both the public and private sectors.
His work on challenging health issues surrounding medical/food quality and safety perspectives will benefit APCO's clients, according to Albinus.
Lo Isidro, senior director at Real Chemistry with more than a decade of strategic communications and PA experience, has joined Narrative Strategies.
Nelson Fernandez, former North American chair of APCO Worldwide and managing director of Burson-Marsteller, has joined Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires as director of communications and PA.
Lilit Bargar, who was most recently an EVP in the healthcare practice at Weber Shandwick, comes on board at GCI Health as EVP, corporate practice lead.
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