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| Mathew Shearman |
APCO Worldwide has named Mathew Shearman North America healthcare practice lead.
Most recently, he was senior VP for PA and crisis communications at BCW, where he advised Fortune 500 companies in the healthcare category.
Prior to his five-year stint at BCW, Sherman worked in London at Ogilvy Healthworld and Portcullis Public Affairs.
He has handled clinical data readouts, diagnostics, cybersecurity, product recalls and efforts to support patient access to products to treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19.
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.
