HLS Continues to Grow


PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - October 18, 2007) - HLS, the founding CommonHealth medical-education unit, today announced five promotions and two new hires.

CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com) is the world's leading healthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com) company.

Promotions

Christine Archibald has advanced from vice president, publication operations to vice president, medical education and publication services. In her new position, Ms. Archibald will oversee the daily activities of the editorial, project coordination and the medical affairs departments. Ms. Archibald will also ensure each program component is completed within established timelines to meet client needs.

David Murawski has been promoted from account manager, professional relations to account director, professional relations. Mr. Murawski will be responsible for leading account teams, managing client relationships and providing strategic direction for the implementation of communications initiatives. Mr. Murawski has been with HLS for two and a half years.

Jennifer Ostrow has been elevated from associate program director of publication operations to publications director. In her new role, she will plan, direct and monitor assigned publication plans and act as the liaison between authors, clients and internal team members. Ms. Ostrow has been with HLS for three and a half years.

Colleen Stanton has advanced from senior program director to group program director. In her new position, Ms. Stanton will manage and oversee program teams under her supervision, ensuring that client expectations are met.

Jaclyn Burkart has been promoted from associate program director to account manager. Ms. Burkart will be responsible for day-to-day management of her assigned accounts and building long-term client relationships. Ms. Burkart has been with HLS for three years.

New Hires

Bela Engler joins HLS as a publications director. In this role, Ms. Engler will act as the liaison between clients and internal team members. She will also develop content for her assigned accounts and manage her team's budgets and schedules. Prior to joining HLS, Ms. Engler was a senior publications manager at Embryon, a medical communications company located in Somerville.

Lisa Ryan, Ph.D., comes to HLS as a medical writer. In this position, Dr. Ryan will be analyzing data and medical publications, and writing copy for educational and promotional projects. Most recently, Dr. Ryan was an assistant professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

CommonHealth comprises HLS, Altum, Carbon, CommonHealth London, CommonHealth Paris, Conectics, Earthborn, EvoLogue, Ferguson, MBS/Vox, Noesis, ProCom, Qi, and Solara. The organization also maintains numerous partnerships both within and outside of the WPP network of companies.

Contact Information: Contact: Beth Paulino or Kerianne McGuire CommonHealth (973) 352-1000