Jill Beene Appointed President of McCann Health Echo

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Health today announced the appointment of Jill Beene as President, McCann Health Echo, a full-service advertising agency solely focused on healthcare professionals and their patients. Beene most recently led H4B Catapult, part of Havas Health and You and held senior strategy and account planning roles at CDM Princeton and New York. She began her career in account planning and has worked at Y&R, BBDO, among others.

"I'm excited to have Jill join us as the new President of McCann Health Echo," said Linda Szyper, Global COO, McCann Health. "Jill's demonstrated leadership, strategic prowess and trusted partnership with clients are exactly what we were looking for in McCann Health Echo's next leader. As a key member of McCann Health North America's Executive Leadership Team, she will play a pivotal role in the agency's growth."

Although she began her career in the consumer packaged goods space, she made the switch to healthcare almost 20 years ago. The depth of emotion and connection people have to their bodies, ailments and treatments were fascinating to her. Beene brings deep knowledge of insight development and a commitment to helping pharmaceutical brands benefit from strategy driven by customer insight.

"I'm thrilled to take on the leadership of McCann Health Echo at this critical time," said Ms. Beene. "My leadership philosophy is built on core values that drive me to inspire an environment steeped in creativity, critical thinking and storytelling at the deepest level. I look forward to bringing that to my work here at Echo."

Account planning remains Beene's first love. She has an innate curiosity, a genuine interest in people, and a strong desire to make the customer point of view heard. As a planner, Beene worked across most healthcare categories, including CNS, respiratory, CV, women's health, men's health, endocrinology, immunology, hematology, infectious disease and rare disease.

About McCann Health
McCann Health, three-time Network of the Year winner at Cannes Lions Health and winner of an unprecedented twelve Network of the Year titles from the industry's top five creative award shows, is the world's most awarded global healthcare communications network. Through combining science, creative and strategy we strive to deliver best-in-class services to our clients. Our 1,900+ employees in 60 offices across 20 countries and 6 continents are united by one vision: to help our clients play a meaningful role for healthier lives. McCann Health, spans a range of global practices including strategic consulting, healthcare professional marketing, medical communications, consumer health and wellness, global health and specialty practices like pharmacy, payer and patient engagement. McCann Health is a part of McCann Worldgroup and the Interpublic Group IPG, a global leader in modern marketing solutions.

SOURCE McCann Health