Ogilvy Names Prominent Health Industry Leader Kim Johnson Global CEO of Ogilvy Health
July 08 2021 - 12:07PM
Ogilvy Health today announced that health industry leader Kim
Johnson has been appointed Global Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy
Health. Widely respected for her marketing leadership in the health
and wellness sector, Kim has worked at the forefront of global
health and science innovation on both the agency and client side
throughout her career. Kim will oversee all aspects of Ogilvy’s
Health business spanning Brand Strategy, Advertising, Public
Relations, Experience, Medical Education, HCP Promotion, Market
Access, and Patient/Consumer Engagement and be responsible for
further accelerating Ogilvy Health’s growth. She will assume the
role on July 26.
Ogilvy’s Global Chief Executive Officer
Andy Main said: “I am thrilled to have someone with Kim’s
entrepreneurial spirit and impressive track record joining Ogilvy
as we further accelerate the impact we have across the health
continuum—from life sciences to healthy living. Under her
leadership, I am confident that Ogilvy Health will continue to
harness the power of creativity to help our clients solve for
evolving patient and consumer needs we are seeing in a
rapidly-changing marketplace.”
Kim said: “As health
diversifies and digital therapeutics accelerate, there has never
been a more exciting time to be working in health. Ogilvy has a
dynamic team known for working at the intersection of creativity,
experience, and technology to unlock innovative business driving
solutions. I am excited to work with them and our clients as we
collectively work to improve the lives, experiences, and health of
people around the world.”
Kim has been successfully scaling marketing and
technology services in the healthcare industry for nearly two
decades. Most recently Kim served as Executive Vice President of
Global Clients at WPP where she partnered with global client
leaders to unlock client growth and transformation. Earlier this
year, Kim was instrumental in launching the WPP Health Community, a
collection of health leaders across WPP designed to use creativity
and technology to accelerate growth and innovation in the
sector.
Prior to WPP, Kim was the President of GSW and
prior to that PALIO, full-service agencies in the Syneos Health
global network where she doubled annual billings and merged the two
companies to form the network’s flagship brand. Before her tenure
with Syneos, Kim was a Partner at health and wellness agency, The
Bloc, where she implemented a digital roadmap that put the company
on the course for significant growth during her tenure. Kim also
held marketing leadership roles at Pfizer, including leading a
global blockbuster brand in the inflammation franchise. Kim started
her career in client leadership at Wunderman. Kim has been
recognized as a PharmaVOICE Top 100 Health recipient, along with
other notable marketer recognitions from MM&M, HBA, DTC
Perspectives and PM360.
About Ogilvy HealthOgilvy
Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing
healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving
marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by
keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of
every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity,
innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare
stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare
continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and
creating at the intersection of talent and capabilities—our experts
in Public Relations, Growth & Innovation, Advertising, Health,
and Experience work fluidly across 132 offices in 82 countries to
bring forth world-class creative solutions for our clients. For
more information, visit OgilvyHealth.com, or follow Ogilvy Health
on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
For more information contact: David Ford /
david.ford@ogilvy.com
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