Just:: Health Communications has bolstered its medical communications capability with an internal promotion and a new senior hire.
Jo Hewitt is promoted to join the senior management team as Director, and Glen Halliwell is appointed in a new Client Director role. Together with Managing Director Kirsty Mearns, they will lead an 11-strong team at Just:: with a specific focus on growing and servicing the agency’s med comms business.
Glen joins from TVF Communications, where he led the client services team. He has built a reputation for collaborating closely with external experts and clients alike, has a strong track record of implementing global medical education initiatives and is a Certified Medical Publication Professional.
He remarks “I was amazed by the mix of skills and experience at Just:: and I’m excited about what that means for the medical communications client offering. Things are moving fast in the med comms space and this is a fantastic opportunity for me to be right at the forefront.”
Jo has been with Just:: for six years, and has more than 12 years of experience under her belt. She co-leads the agency’s Just:: Experience initiative, ensuring all clients receive a consistent and distinctive experience.
She comments, “I’m hugely proud to be joining the senior management team at this dynamic time in the life of Just::
“I’m looking forward to working with the senior team to continue driving success for the agency, and delivering a collaborative, distinctive experience for all our clients, every day.”
Kirsty Mearns comments, “Our senior team brings insight and expertise from public relations, media, advocacy, medical education, digital and public affairs under one roof, enabling us to take a multi-channel approach to programming.
“Just:: is renowned for delivering campaigns that stand out from the crowd. The combination of Glen’s strong scientific credentials and Jo’s creative flair will enable us to deliver med comms programmes that are innovative, compelling and of genuine value to the healthcare community.”