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New chief executive for Tonic Life Communications

pharmafile | October 10, 2014 | Appointment | Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Huntsworth Health, mary smiddy, tonic life communications 

Healthcare comms consultancy Tonic Life Communications that is a part of the Huntsworth Health family of agencies, has confirmed the appointment of Mary Smiddy as its chief executive. 

Smiddy takes with her considerable healthcare experience gained in the Middle East and Asia PAC markets to the firm, and most recently served as the head of Healthcare for Porter Novelli London. 

Smiddy has previously held leadership roles at Weber Shandwick and Edelman in Australia, Singapore, and the Middle East/North Africa. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, she is a qualified nurse and psychological counsellor.

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Neil Matheson, chief executive of Huntsworth Health, says: “We are thrilled to welcome Mary to Tonic as well as our global executive leadership team. We continue to expand our global footprint with offices in Doha and Singapore and Mary’s experience in the Middle East and AsiaPAC will be a great asset to Huntsworth Health.”

In other moves at the firm Tamsin Tierney, deputy managing director, is promoted to managing director Tonic Life Communications Europe. Tierney will also lead the Tonic EU Professional Practice with Tracey Carey leading the Tonic EU Consumer Practice.

“Tamsin has been a strong and supportive leader as Tonic has gone through some significant change over the past year,” adds Matheson.

Smiddy will join Tonic in November working out of the new Huntsworth Health offices in St James’s Park, London.

 

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