Mary Coyle, a healthcare agency vet of Marina Maher, Ogilvy and MSLGroup, has moved to Ruder Finn as senior VP and media relations strategist focused on healthcare.
Coyle spent the past year as a senior VP at Marina Maher and did stints at TogoRun, W20 Group and Ogilvy. Her longest run was nearly 13 years at MSLGroup.
Sally Barton, who heads Ruder Finn's US healthcare operation, said she has known Coyle personally for several years and praised her as someone "who deeply understands the intersection of the health and consumer practices" and can make complex scientific and medical messages "digestible and relatable."
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.
