Roy to Head Hall & Partners Health US

Omnicom-owned Hall & Partners Health, which focuses on healthcare and pharma brand marketing and comms research, has promoted Soumya Roy to the role of Managing Partner, in charge of the US team based in New York City and Chicago.

Hall & Partners Health works across a range of prescription and consumer health sectors, covering every stage of the brand lifecycle - from customer needs at the early stages of drug development, to brand tracking to maximise market potential.

Roy (pictured), who joined the company in 2010 as Global Head of Quantitative, previously served as Healthcare and Brand Practice Leader at Lieberman Research Worldwide. Before this, he held senior roles at Research International, Gallup and Maritz Research.

In his new position, Roy reports to Global Head of Health Abigail Stuart, who comments: 'We are delighted that Soumya will be bringing his experience and energy to a broader role at Hall & Partners. This is an exciting time of growth in our Health practice and we are certain that our clients will benefit from his passion for research, strategy and innovation.'

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