WorldOne Names Laparra MD UK and Northern Europe

Healthcare data collection specialist WorldOne has expanded Eva Laparra's role to that of Managing Director for UK and Northern Europe, from her previous position as MD Southern Europe and LatAm.

WorldOne is headquartered in New York and London with regional offices in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Last month, the company secured $35m to fund expansion of its Sermo online community, which comprises more than 1.8 million healthcare professionals, including over 385,000 US physicians, across 80 countries.

Laparra (pictured) joined last year from Vision Critical, where she served as MD for Spain and SVP European Operations. Prior to this, she co-founded healthcare community panel provider All Global, and worked at Fieldwork International.

Commenting on the appointment, Kim-Fredrik Schneider, EVP for EMEA, APac and LatAm, said: 'We are delighted to have such a talented and experienced professional leading one of the most dynamic and important markets for WorldOne and for the healthcare market research industry.'

Web site: www.worldone.com .