New North American Leaders for Ipsos Health

Ipsos Health has made two key appointments to strengthen its client service team: Elys Roberts joins as President and CEO for North America and Andrew Grenville becomes Chief Research Officer.

Roberts has thirteen years' experience in the healthcare sector, half of it client side. He joins Ipsos from European online physician fieldwork provider Medefield America, which he started 3 years ago. Previously he was head of Global Business Development Training at NOP Health and head of one the company's Strategic Business Units. Prior to this, he spent seven years in Eli Lilly's UK Sales and Marketing organization in roles including Market Research Manager and District Sales Manager.

Grenville has led the Health Team for a number of years and is the author of many of the firm's normative approaches. His new role focuses on further development of proprietary research solutions.

According to James T. Smith, Chairman and CEO of Ipsos in North America, the appointments are 'a critical next step' in ensuring continued success for the Health Team. 'Elys and Andrew have extensive experience in the field and share a deep understanding of the needs and challenges in the pharmaceutical industry.'

Roberts comments: 'For me, this is an opportunity to work with an outstanding team of researchers and build the kind of market leadership profile in the United States that Ipsos Health presently enjoys in Canada and Europe.'

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