New president of McCann Health Greater China

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In June, McCann Health promoted Connie Lo to president, McCann Health Greater China, effective immediately.

Connie Lo

Lo, who is based in Shanghai, is responsible for driving growth and cross-platform integration across McCann Health offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, executives say.

“I’m delighted to promote Connie to president of McCann Health in Greater China,” says John Cahill, Global CEO for McCann Health. “I’m confident that under her leadership, we’ll successfully expand our offering to meet the developing needs of clients in this very important market – from innovative digital and social programs, right through to highly effective data and analytics.”

Lo described herself as “very passionate” about taking on the position. “With the government fast-tracking approval for life-saving pharmaceutical drugs, Shenzhen becoming the new life science hub, and consumers’ interest in health & wellness trends growing exponentially, there are so many exciting new opportunities in the Greater China market,” she says.

Lo, who was managing director for McCann Health in Pearl River Delta and Shanghai, has been a member of the McCann Health team for more than 20 years. She left the agency for a brief period to start and successfully run her own healthcare consultancy in Hong Kong. Her clients include such leading global healthcare marketers as Merck Sharp & Dohme, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Galderma, among others.

Executives say when Lo was head of McCann Health in Pearl River Delta, the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices brought home the first Gold Lion for Greater China and the Hong Kong office was named 2nd runner up Global Health Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions Health. It was also awarded the Gold Specialist Agency of the Year by Marketing Magazine Asia.