Hill & Knowlton names Health & Pharmaceuticals lead

• H&K appoints Jennifer Wilson as practice director
• Appointment seen as recognition of the changing healthcare sector
  

Australia - Hill & Knowlton Australia has made Jennifer Wilson practice director for its Health & Pharmaceuticals business based in Sydney. 

Wilsons has over 15 years of local and global healthcare industry experience. Her work has included implementing campaigns for clients including the National Health Service, MSD, GSK, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Janssen-Cilag, Eisai, and Novartis.

She was most recently the head of external communications for sanofi-aventis UK where she worked for seven years.

"Jennifer will lead the redefined health and pharmaceuticals practice in the Australian market.  I will continue to develop our healthcare portfolio across the Asia Pacific region, and to provide additional senior counsel across our client portfolio in Australia," Sue Cook, Hill & Knowlton's Regional Director, Health & Pharmaceuticals, Asia Pacific, said.

Cook said the appointment was "in recognition of the changing environment for the healthcare sector" and in particular "the closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry, the increased hurdles and the uncertain timelines for reimbursement and getting to market."