Marina Maher Communications (MMC) announced that Diana Farina has joined the agency as Group Senior Vice President, Client Excellence. According to MMC management, Farina will strive to revolutionize the client experience through rapid innovation of team design and agile ways of working, which the agency recognizes that clients and prospects of all sizes are craving. This appointment comes on the heels of the agency’s expanded leadership roster and several new agency assignments in healthcare, consumer wellness and scientific communications.

Gemini Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharma company dedicated to developing treatments for genetically defined age-related macular degeneration (AMD), announced a series of corporate updates. Among these is a corporate restructuring that will see 80 percent of the company’s workforce laid off.

Ogilvy Health announced the hiring of industry strategist Liz Kane to lead the agency’s Insights, Brand and Medical Strategy offerings. Ogilvy also shared the promotion of Corina Kellam, who will lead a newly formed Experience & Innovation Team. The two proven leaders will join Ogilvy Health’s powerhouse executive leadership board, led by Ogilvy Health CEO Kim Johnson.

LEO Pharma A/S, a global leader in medical dermatology, announced the appointment of Brian Hilberdink as Executive Vice President and President of LEO Pharma Inc. in the United States, effective March 14, 2022.

Publicis Health announced the appointment of Larry Mickelberg as the global healthcare communications network’s first Chief Commercial Officer.

Interpublic Group announced promotions for top global roles at FCB, one of the world’s most awarded creative networks. FCB Global Chief Creative Officer Susan Credle, who will continue to lead the company’s global creative product as Global Chief Creative Officer, expands her remit to now include leadership across all aspects of the agency as Global Chair. Tyler Turnbull, currently CEO of FCB North America, will partner with Credle in the role of Global CEO.

MicroMass, a leading full-service health communications agency and part of Ashfield Health, welcomed Hachem Hosenbux as Director of Behavioral Design.

After allegations of bullying became public, Dr. Eric Lander – the director of the federal government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy – resigned from his executive branch role.

Jen Dobrzelecki was appointed president of Goodfuse, an award-winning boutique agency built to fuse humanity into communications. The 25-year agency veteran has a proven track record for building award-winning cultures and campaigns across the consumer, healthcare, technology, and corporate sectors.

epocrates, an athenahealth Inc. company that delivers digital clinical decision support to prescribers, shared its commitment to accelerate the company’s fast-growing commercial business and further invest in and innovate its commercial product offerings, following a period of tremendous change in the pharmaceutical industry. To help enhance and broaden epocrates’ services, the company recently brought on Matt Titus – an industry veteran of 13 years – to serve as the organization’s vice president, chief commercial officer.