 Avril Lee |
Burson-Marsteller has named Avril Lee deputy global healthcare practice chair. Stationed in London, the former managing director of MSL Group's UK & EMEA health unit, will join the WPP unit Feb. 19. Helene Ellison is B-M's global healthcar practice chair.
During a two-year stint at Publicis Groupe's MSL, Lee was responsible for the global effort of Allergan's ophthalmology and medical asethetics businesses and other clients in the biopharma, device and diagnostics and O-T-C segments.
Earlier, she was with Luther Pendragon as director for its AbbVie Humira business and Ketchum London serving as relationship lead for Bayer Global & Roche.
B-M CEO Don Baer called strengthening London healthcare capabilities central to the firm's global ambitions.
Lee will report to Ellison and Stephen Day, CEO, B-M London.
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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