imc, ROAD, Executive Insight and Life Healthcare adds to teams

imc group launches new division, announces lead

The integrated medhealth communication (imc) group is set to offer a new medical affairs division, which will provide scientific strategy expertise on client accounts.

Heading up the integrated medical affairs (ima) division is Neil Ravenhill, who becomes its global head of medical affairs and scientific strategy.

imc group's President and CEO Shairose Ebrahim said the new division will bring the group’s human-centric approach to a broader range of clients looking for compliance, medical signatory, virtual medical affairs and other services.

Ravenhill said, “I am truly honoured to be joining the imc group - we have bold plans to deliver our brand of excellence beyond the current offering across the entire imc group and with ima we will be leveraging the shift in focus of the medical affairs role at pharma-biotech. It’s exciting to be in the vanguard.”

Working alongside Ravenhill is Shan Peng, who has joined the group as its compliance director.

ROAD hires former healthcare journalist

Healthcare communications specialist ROAD has hired Anna Ramsey as its content manager.

Ramsey, who most recently worked as a journalist as Aesthetics Journal, ITV News and Closer magazine, brings editorial expertise in health, aesthetics and wellbeing.

ROAD’s senior director, Sarah Winterbottom, said: “With several new client wins and an increasingly digital and social focus, Anna is a welcome asset to the business.

“Anna’s creativity and experience will ensure we continue to communicate a healthy difference for our clients; brands and services.”

Tanja Becker appointed as Partner at Executive Insight

Specialised healthcare consulting firm has appointed a new partner, in the form of Tanja Becker.

Becker initially joined Executive Insight in 2007 as a consultant, and has since specialised in medical affairs, including the areas of medical education, engagements for care improvement and thought leader co-creation.

Commenting on the appointment, Andrea Sobrio, Executive Insight’s managing partner said: “We are very pleased that Executive Insight’s robust growth over the last years is reflected in the broadening of our Partner Team.

“Tanja is a perfect example of the qualities we value at Executive Insight: passion for healthcare, building of long-term client relations, pushing the boundaries of current thinking to develop innovative solutions and supporting the team to learn and grow.

“We are also proud to be promoting someone who spent most of her professional career with Executive Insight, validating our strategy of long-term employee development. We are very happy to now have Tanja as a member of our Partner team.”

Life Healthcare expands client services team

Creative healthcare advertising agency Life Healthcare Communications has expanded its client services team and has hired Tina Bryant as its senior account manager.

Bryant, who joins the team based in Windsor, UK, most recently managed the strategic side of the Weight Watchers eCommerce portfolio.

She also has over 12 years of healthcare marketing experience having previously worked at Abbott Laboratories.