Publicis Health appoints Brion Brandes, EVP, Business Development
Brandes to be at the forefront of business development efforts for Publicis message delivery business.
Yardley, PA—June 19, 2017— Publicis Health’s message delivery businesses today announced that Brion Brandes has been named Executive Vice President of Business Development.
In his new capacity, Brion will lead business development efforts for Publicis Health’s message delivery firms, which include Publicis Touchpoint Solutions, Tardis Medical Consultancy, Contact Center, CustomPoint Recruiting and PDI.
Brion has more than 28 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and has held leadership roles in business development, sales, product/regional marketing and strategic alliances. These various roles have allowed Brion to gain extensive understanding of the biopharma industries’ sales and marketing operations and lead the implementation of innovative strategic commercial solutions. Prior to joining the Publicis family, Brion spent 13 years in the commercial outsourcing marketplace, including working at Quintiles, where he held various roles in business development and operations. Previously, Brion held several leadership roles at Parke Davis, a division of Warner Lambert, and Pharmacia.
In 2016, Brion was a founding member of the Susan G. Komen North Jersey “Pink Tie Guys.” Brion is a member of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and a recipient of PharmaVoice’s “Top 100 Most Inspiring People” in pharmaceuticals.
Michelle Keefe, Group President, Publicis Health, said, “I am excited to have Brion as part of my Executive Leadership Team. His skills fit nicely with the growing business development strategy across Publicis Health, and he will complement our culture as we continue to strive to be our client’s preferred commercial provider.”
“Publicis Health’s depth and breadth of commercial offerings and its vision and core values— grounded in delivering life-changing messages and products to patients and providers—are at the core of my decision to join the organization. Michelle’s seasoned executive leadership team drives innovative solutions and exquisite operational delivery with their customers, which strongly aligns with my philosophy,” said Brion.
About Publicis Touchpoint Solutions Inc.
Publicis Touchpoint Solutions designs and implements customized, omnichannel healthcare sales, service, and clinical teams. From in-field to inside and from promotional to clinical, Publicis Touchpoint Solutions centers of excellence include field sales and service, live video detailing, inside credentialed sales specialists, inside sales and service, clinical health educators, and medical science liaisons. A wide range of vital support solutions—each of which serves all of the company’s message delivery channels—includes recruiting, training, performance management, operations, data/analytics, and compliance. Publicis Touchpoint Solutions provides the human touch to precision cross-channel messaging delivered at the right time and through the right channels to achieve maximum impact. Publicis Touchpoint Solutions is a part of Publicis Health.
Web: www.TouchpointSolutions.com | Twitter: http://twitter.com/pTouchpoint | LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/ pTouchpoint
About Publicis Health
Publicis Health is the largest health-oriented agency network in the world. A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Health manages top-tier agencies specializing in promoting innovative solutions in advertising, digital, branding, message delivery, market access, and medical communications. Publicis Health’s mission is to be the indispensable force for health and wellness business transformation through the alchemy of creativity and technology—for good. With more than 6,000 employees around the world, Publicis Health manages 15 agency brands through 60 offices located in 10 countries. Publicis Health brands include Digitas Health, Discovery Worldwide, Heartbeat, in-sync, Langland, Maxcess Managed Markets, PDI, Publicis Health Media, Publicis LifeBrands, Publicis Resolute, Publicis Touchpoint Solutions, Razorfish Health, Real Science, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Tardis Medical Consultancy and Verilogue.
Web: http://www.publicishealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/publicishealth
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Publicis Touchpoint Solutions Inc.
Mark J. Stevens
Chief Commercial Officer
Phone : +1.215.525.9806
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Publicis Health
Kipp Jarecke-Cheng
Phone: +1.212.771.5732
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