Ogilvy Health Elevates Patel to Chief Financial Officer
March 10 2020 - 9:32AM
Ogilvy Health, part of Ogilvy (www.ogilvy.com), today
announced the promotion of Ripal R. Patel from SVP, Client
Financial Services to Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Mr. Patel has assumed the role of CFO
from Robert Saporito, who announced his impending retirement at the
end of 2019. In his new post, Mr. Patel will oversee the
organization’s finance, accounting, and facilities departments.
With this appointment, Mr. Patel becomes a member of the Ogilvy
Health Executive Committee, will serve on the agency’s US
Board.
Mr. Patel joined Ogilvy Health in 2007
as Director of Client Financial Services and was elevated to SVP,
Client Financial Services in 2009. With more than 24 years of
industry experience, Mr. Patel has an extensive background in
commercial finance, financial planning and operations, accounting,
strategy, and procurement, as well as a deep understanding of the
healthcare advertising ecosphere.
Andrew Schirmer shared, “Rip has been
working closely with Robert for well over a decade, he has been a
significant contributor and leader in his own right and is poised
to help us take Ogilvy’s health practice to the next level.”
Mr. Patel added, “I am extremely
honored to lead our highly capable finance team and eager to
support Andrew and our agency leadership with actionable insights
and data to help Ogilvy Health achieve its goals and effectively
meet the evolving needs of our clients in this demanding, and
exciting environment.”
Mr. Patel holds an M.B.A. in
Accounting, an M.S. in Taxation, and a B.S. in Economics, each from
Rutgers University, and is an active CPA in New Jersey.
About Ogilvy Health
Ogilvy Health (www.ogilvyhealth.com) is a creative network
focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing
healthcare environment, providing bespoke solutions for “whole
brand building” in an increasingly complex and evolving
marketplace. We believe in the power of making brands matter by
keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of
every touchpoint. Our legacy of creativity, our global network, and
our deep expertise allow us to apply diverse thinking to create
solutions for client challenges. Ogilvy Health delivers insight,
creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare
stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare
continuum—through Consulting, Medical Education, HCP Promotion,
Patient/Consumer Engagement, and Market Access—while also drawing
on the full range of Ogilvy’s talent and capabilities to integrate
PR and Influence, Customer Engagement and Commerce, and Digital
Transformation.
Contact:Beth Paulino orKerianne SlatteryOgilvy
Health973.352.1000 tel
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