Havas Health Appoints Brian Robinson as Global Chief Strategy Officer

NEW YORK, May 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Havas Health has named Brian Robinson, a veteran healthcare consultant and marketing professional who has held posts at both Omnicom and WPP agencies, as its global chief strategy officer. Robinson will be based in New York and report into Donna Murphy, CEO of Havas Health.

In the role of Global Chief Strategy Officer, Robinson will head up the team responsible for the development and integration of strategy into all of the agency's key accounts for Havas. His deep biopharma and overall healthcare expertise will allow him to successfully fulfill his vision to deliver innovative strategic initiatives, organizing principles and operating processes to improve consistency and quality of strategy offering and deliverables.

"With more than two decades of experience with multiple healthcare stakeholders, Brian is a stellar talent with a breadth of experience that will help Havas Health clients solve challenges and seize opportunities," said Murphy. "We're proud to add Brian to the leadership bench of Havas Health and excited to see the strategic initiatives that he will help formulate and employ for our clients."

Robinson's background includes senior positions in both the healthcare consulting and marketing agency worlds. He has launched numerous U.S. and global brands for companies of all sizes, and helped shape and lead integrated network teams. His most recent areas of focus have been on the changing healthcare landscape and how it is driving the need for new commercial models, and supporting collaboration between industry and other healthcare stakeholders—notably integrated systems, payors and employers.

"Havas Health has been at the forefront of keeping its clients on the cutting edge of health and wellness marketing, and that is why I am so excited to have the opportunity to leverage my expertise in strategic development and implementation to this role," said Robinson. "I immediately saw the entrepreneurial spirit that Donna and her team share, as well as the deep bench strength of the existing strategy group, and I'm inspired to join them and contribute to their great achievements."

Prior to joining Havas Health, Robinson was head of corporate strategy for Aptus Health (a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck Co.). On the agency side, he developed and led strategy departments at both Omnicom and WPP. Prior to agencies, Brian was VP corporate marketing at UnitedHealth Group, where he supported three business units with corporate strategy and product innovation. 

About Havas Health
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