Jon Hendl, a 20-year communications veteran who worked at Edelman and Ketchum, has joined SmithSolve as executive VP & managing director of the healthcare PR firm.
He's handled product PR, advocacy, crisis/issues, market development and reputation matters for pharmaceutical houses, biotechs, hospitals, associations and public health organizations.
Chris Smith launched the firm in 2006 to provide corporate communications, PR and patient advocacy services to the biopharmaceutical sector.
He had served as VP & executive director/communications at Eyetech Pharmaceutical, head of global commercial communication for Aventis, co-director of New York healthcare practice at Ketchum and account supervisor at Wang Assocs PR.
SmithSolve is based in Morristown, NJ.
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