Evoke Health Announces Executive Appointments and Promotions

NEW YORK, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Evoke Health, a leading full-service health and wellness agency, has announced three executive appointments: Richard Marshall, Managing Director of Evoke Health New York, JC Parker, Executive Creative Director of Evoke Health New York, and Deb Silverman, VP of Strategic Planning of Evoke Health Philadelphia. In addition to these appointments, several promotions were announced – all made to strengthen the company's leadership to accommodate continued growth and development.

Richard Marshall joined Evoke's executive team as the Managing Director of Evoke Health New York. Marshall will play a critical role in maintaining the agency's continued success and work to ensure client needs are being met and work is delivered both on time and on budget. Prior to joining Evoke, Marshall was a part of H4B, a division of Havas Health, where he held numerous titles over the span of nine years – most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Director of Client Services. Before Havas, Marshall was SVP of Sales and Marketing for dLife, and proceeding his time at dLife, Marshall worked as SVP, Group Director at Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare.

JC Parker joined Evoke New York as their Executive Creative Director. Parker will play a key role in developing lasting and innovative brand stories for Evoke's clients. Most recently, Parker was at Ogilvy Healthworld as their Senior Partner / Group Creative Director. Prior to his nine years at Ogilvy, Parker spent his time at DMBB and Grey Advertising – creating well-known campaigns for several marquis brands.

Deb Silverman joined Evoke Health Philadelphia as their VP, Strategic Planning. Silverman will partner with clients to align objectives with research and identify real insights that drive creative. Previously, Silverman served as VP, Group Director, Account Planning at Digitas Health. Prior to her time at Digitas Health, Silverman worked at AstraZeneca where she served as Director of Marketing Strategy.

"We're extremely excited to have Richard, JC, and Deb, join the organization. All of them are innovative thinkers that possess an innate ability to lead, which are traits we look for in every member of the Evoke team. We're looking forward to each of them becoming an integral part of our team and continued success," stated Reid Connolly, CEO of Evoke Health.

In addition to expanding the talent pool at Evoke, several well-earned senior promotions have occurred since the beginning of the year. Mike Dennelly, formally Managing Director of Evoke New York assumed leadership of the Strategy practice as Executive Vice President. The creative department celebrated the promotions of Samantha Dolin to SVP, Group Creative Director and Jessica Ward to Director of Editorial and Content. Additionally, Jennifer Neff was promoted as Director, Operations.

About Evoke Health

Evoke Health is a full-service health and wellness agency with a heritage of innovation. Born at the crossroads of creativity and technology, the agency has built on this heritage to innovate, integrate and inspire, across every platform and channel. Recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work" in 2013, Evoke Health New York and Evoke Health Philadelphia help brands create more meaningful, more engaging, more human relationships with their customers, through a deeper understanding of what truly motivates consumers in the real world. Visit Evoke Health at www.evokehealth.com.

SOURCE Evoke Health