CureClick, the world’s first proprietary crowdsourcing platform that matches clinical trials to available patients, demonstrated the company’s commitment to reshaping the clinical recruitment industry by announcing the appointment of renowned digital health strategist Nico Coetzee to the post of Chief Marketing Officer.

Responding to strong business growth and new consumer health assignments, AbelsonTaylor hired Kristin Glunz, a strategic brand-builder who helped expand AbelsonTaylor’s work in the consumer space during an earlier tenure with the agency, as senior account director.

Create NYC, an award-winning healthcare marketing agency, announced the promotion of Lauren Wetmore to President. As agency lead, Wetmore will optimize relationships with existing clients, develop new business opportunities and create customized strategic solutions.

AbelsonTaylor promoted Laura Paul to senior account director. According to the full-service health and wellness advertising agency, she will play a lead role in launching a novel treatment for recurrent C. difficile in the expanding area of microbiome therapeutics and will also continue as team leader on two established accounts.

Reflecting Calcium’s strong commitment to strategy as a foundational discipline, the independent healthcare marketing agency named Steve Hamburg Chief Strategy Officer. Hamburg will lead a talented strategy team and continue in his role of Managing Partner.

With continuing growth and strong business performance, health and wellness advertising agency AbelsonTaylor promoted creative directors Marissa Ori and Richard How to vice president, creative director. Both report to Stephen Neale, executive vice president, chief creative officer.

Marina Maher Communications named Olga Fleming as President of MMC’s healthcare and corporate businesses and Courtney Walker as Managing Director to lead its RXMosaic healthcare agency and spearhead healthcare new business. 

Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson’s longtime chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors, is stepping down from those roles. Gorsky passes the reins to Joaquin Duato, who is vice chairman of the company’s executive committee.

Lilly

Eli Lilly is undertaking a strategic transformation that will result in the formation of new business units. The Indianapolis company’s Bio-Medicines unit will split into two separate businesses, with one focused on neuroscience and the other concentrated on immunology.

Ashfield Health, a global healthcare marketing and communications network and part of UDG Healthcare, announced and welcomed William Martino as Growth Director, North America. In this new role, Martino is leading business development for Ashfield Health and Mind+Matter, an Ashfield Health agency.