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Health Unlimited has added advertising veteran Jon Watson to its lineup as executive creative director.
With more than 25 years of experience in Europe and the U.S., Watson served as group creative director for Ogilvy Healthworld, executive CD for Publicis Lifebrands and executive CD at Sudler & Hennessy.
Most recently, Watson was working at freelance consultancy Darkside Communications of London.
Tim Bird, CEO of HU, said Watson will "further build the global creative capabilities and integrated offer and grow the London-based creative team."
Watson, who joins HU's health board, reports to Bird.
HU is No. 4 in O'Dwyer's healthcare rankings with fee income of $25.9M.
Jim Weiss, founder & chairman of Real Chemistry, has joined the board of ICR Inc. as it steps up its healthcare capital markets offering.
Ruder Finn has hired Kelly Yoder, who spent a dozen years at Weber Shandwick rising to North America health lead, as managing director, global head of health & life sciences.
ICR has named John Capodanno head of US healthcare corporate communications and Matthew Willey managing director in its medical technology and diagnostics practice. 
April is National Minority Health Month, spotlighting the urgency to improve health outcomes in communities of color.
In a recent conversation about the evolving media landscape, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Campbell O’Connor, Group Director, Media & Engagement at Real Chemistry, about how AI is influencing media relations and healthcare communications.
