Publicis Health’s full-service healthcare property Razorfish Health has appointed David Paragamian to the role of managing director.
Paragamian joins Razorfish from Huntsworth Health agency ApotheCom, where he served as president. Prior to that he was partner and CEO of Havas Healthcare’s Latin America region, a partner and president of Euro RSCG Life (now Havas Life) and chief operating officer of inVentiv Communications healthcare ad agency GSW Advertising. He began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble, and remains an adjunct faculty member at St. Joseph’s University’s Erivan Haub School of Business Pharmaceutical Marketing.
Paragamian will now oversee Razorfish Health’s North American offices, including its Philadelphia headquarters and its New York outpost. He will report to Publicis Health group president Matt McNally, who said Paragamian’s “deep experience on both the client and agency sides of healthcare communications makes him the perfect leader to take Razorfish Health to the next level.”
Razorfish brand Razorfish Health is a division of Publicis Health, the integrated health-based communications network that oversees the French PR/ad conglomerate’s health and Pharma brands such as Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Digitas Health LifeBrands, Publicis Health Media and Tardis Medical Consultancy. It is led by Publicis Healthcare Communications Group CEO Nick Colucci. Kipp Jarecke-Cheng serves as global chief communications officer.
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