PUBLICIS HEALTH NAMES KLAIRA SIMON AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL TRIAL EXPERIENCE AT LANGLAND U.S.
KATE SPENCER ASSUMES NEW ROLE AS GLOBAL CLIENT LEAD, CTE
NEW YORK, NY, August 3, 2020 — Publicis Health today announced the appointment of Klaira Simon as Managing Director of Clinical Trial Experience (CTE) at Langland U.S., a division of the award-winning creative and healthcare communications agency within Publicis Health. Kate Spencer, who formerly held the role, will transition to the new role of Global Client Lead, CTE. Both roles are effective immediately.
Klaira Simon joins Langland with more than 12 years of leadership in clinical trial patient recruitment. Her rich experience was earned most recently at Spectrum Science Communications, and prior to that at major CROs, including Parexel and UBC. As Managing Director of Langland’s U.S. CTE, Simon is responsible for building and maintaining existing client relationships, driving business growth and innovation, and managing and developing the agency’s robust team of clinical trial specialists.
“It’s a tremendous honor to join the team and continue to build on Langland’s legacy of industry-leading creativity and innovation,” said Simon. “As biopharma companies increasingly understand that patient relationships start at the earliest phases of drug development, Langland’s history of patient-centric work is profoundly relevant. With expected growth in the CTE market in the near future, we are poised to build on the strong foundation that Langland already has laid in the U.S.”
Kate Spencer began her tenure at Langland in 1998 and has been an integral part of the global Langland team for more than two decades, initially founding the company’s CTE discipline and successfully leading the U.K.-based CTE team in support of more than 400 trials across the world. After four years spent establishing and growing Langland’s first U.S. office in New York City, Spencer returns home to the company’s headquarters in London. In her new role as Global Client Lead, CTE, she will serve global client needs and act as a liaison between the U.S.- and U.K.-based teams in support of global CTE business.
“We are thrilled to see an inspirational leader like Kate Spencer continue to bring her considerable talent to the global Langland stage,” said Philip Chin, co-founder of Langland and President Europe, Publicis Health. “Additionally, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome Klaira Simon to the Langland family and usher in a new era of U.S. leadership. Beyond her wealth of insight and industry experience, Klaira brings unrivaled passion and enthusiasm that is sure to invigorate each of our U.S. CTE engagements.”
“As Publicis Health expands our Clinical Trial Experience offering around the world, having leaders like Klaira and Kate will help to raise the profile and visibility of this important capability within our portfolio,” said Alexandra von Plato, CEO, Publicis Health. “A warm welcome to Klaira and congratulations to Kate on her new role.”
Simon will be based in Langland’s New York office, alongside other Publicis Health agencies including Heartbeat, Publicis Health Media, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Digitas Health, Razorfish Health, and PlowShare Group.
About Langland
Founded in the U.K. in 1991, Langland is recognized globally for its outstanding creativity in healthcare communications.
Notably, the agency’s creative work in Clinical Trial Experience has been regarded by many as being transformative within this specialized category of communications. To date, Langland has successfully supported studies in more than 75 countries and is well-positioned to help recruit and retain patients globally. Langland’s clinical trial experience and discipline combines patient protocol, disease and media insights with data and technology to deliver recruitment and retention solutions that provide measurable results.
Today, Langland works with some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies and clinical trial organizations. Services provided include strategic brand planning, insight generation, brand identity, advertising communications, corporate communications, media planning, salesforce and patient support, digital communications and more.
About Publicis Health
At Publicis Health, we are united around one purpose: to equip and motivate people to take control of their health and well-being. We believe healthcare marketing is healthcare, fostering healthy conversations, healthy behaviors and healthy people. The results are better outcomes across the entire continuum of care. Publicis Health is a Dynamic Health Engagement Platform, an operating model that seamlessly connects data, creativity and technology; we are driven by marketing and business transformation; and we offer our clients fluid access to world-class talent and game-changing capabilities. With 40 offices and 14 brands across the globe, Publicis Health’s worldwide staff is comprised of more than 3,000 healthcare professionals who are experts in advertising and branding, data and analytics, strategic planning, service design, digital media and technology, science, and medicine. Publicis Health companies include Digitas Health, Discovery USA, Heartbeat, insync, Langland, Payer Sciences, PlowShare Group, Publicis Health Media, Publicis LifeBrands, Publicis Resolute, Razorfish Health, Real Science, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, and Verilogue. For more information, visit us at www.publicishealth.com.
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Publicis Health
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