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."
Supreme Group, healthcare marketing and communications platform, has merged its Amendola Communications (Fountain Hills, AZ) and Health+Commerce (Newport Beach, CA) units to form Supreme Communications, a full-service PR shop, under Ketchum alum Nicky Battle.
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Havilah Clarke, head of marketing and communications at the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation and Institute, has joined Purposeful Advisors as a managing director.
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