NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The S&H Group, one of the leading global healthcare communication networks, is pleased to announce that Chris Duffey, EVP Global Director of Creative Technology, is the winner of the Boldest Digital Health Influencer Agency Guru award.

The Boldest Digital Health Influencer Awards were founded by New York City Health Business Leaders to recognize and showcase leaders, innovators, strategists, and those who have made a difference in the digital health field across four categories: Agency Guru, Rising Star, Brand Marketer, and Patient Advocate. The awards recognize people from healthcare ad agencies who have made a difference by achieving the highest level of excellence in their workplaces and have inspired others on their team and/or agency. Judges' selection criteria for the Agency Guru award was based on the impact the candidates are making in the industry as a whole, as well as their experience, position, and company status.

Chris is an award-winning creative director, noted speaker, author, and mobile & wearable technologist in the health, wellness, and fitness space. Chris has been featured by Business Insider and called by Yahoo! as one of "the industry's leaders on the top issues, challenges and opportunities in the fast-changing world of mobile marketing."

For over 20 years, Chris has focused on the integration of creative and digital storytelling to generate relevant and memorable user journeys on mobile devices, wearables, and beyond. Last year, Chris co-hosted a Cannes Lions Session with Kim Kardashian West, focused on an entirely new form of digital story telling. For the inaugural Cannes Lions Health Festival 2014, Chris co-chaired with Google, a featured presentation on future trends in mobile marketing.

"Chris is an amazing talent who is inspirational in both his ability to understand the ever evolving digital marketplace, and his drive to creatively use technology to help brands and teams in the ever-growing need to manage our health and wellness. Chris finds unique ways to power ideas that make a difference in people's lives," said Rob Rogers, Chief Creative Officer and Co-CEO the Americas.

Remedy Health Media and New York City Health Business Leaders (NYCHBL) announced the first-ever winners of the Boldest Digital Health Influencers Awards for 2016 at the Live Bold, Live Now NewFront and Awards Night at City Winery in New York on September 20, 2016.

About S&H Group

The S&H Group is a global healthcare marketing and communications organization with divisions in medical education, promotion, sales training, KOL engagement, digital solutions, and patient and consumer education. Please visit www.sudler.com.

S&H is part of Y&R Group, and part of WPP (NASDAQ:  WPPGY; www.wpp.com).

For more information, contact:
cathy.robins@sudler.com (212-614-3818)

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