Kantar Health Europe appoints chief executive officer

Kantar Health has promoted Michel Murino to the newly created role of chief executive officer for Kantar Health Europe.

Murino will be responsible for overseeing the global healthcare consulting firm's European business with the leaders of all of Kantar Health's European divisions reporting to him.

In this role, he will have a remit to coordinate clients' country-specific business interests in commercial effectiveness, market access, marketing insights and real-world research.

He joined Kantar Health in 1999 as a managing director and has held increasingly senior roles, most recently as chief executive officer for Southern Europe and France.

Global chief executive officer of Kantar Health Lynette Cooke said: “Today, our clients value the breadth of consulting services that Kantar Health can offer on a regional basis, while maintaining expertise of local market requirements and restrictions.

“Michel will lead a regional team to continue to evolve with the industry's needs.”