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| Jacelyn Seng |
Jacelyn Seng, who was executive VP at Spectrum Science Communications, has joined Interpublic’s Current Global as executive VP-client experience and North American healthcare lead.
Experienced in the health tech, biotech and biopharma categories, Seng spent six years as executive VP at Cohn & Wolfe before joining Spectrum last July.
Earlier, she held VP slots at Ruder Finn and Porter Novelli.
Virginia Devlin, joint CEO at Current, said Seng’s “diverse background, global mindset and proven leadership skills make her a huge asset to Current as we build our healthcare practice in the US and globally.”
Interpublic merged Current Global with Weber Shandwick’s Creation arm on April 1 to forge Current Global, which is part of its constituency management group.
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.
