Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (slammed in the media recently for the cost of prescription drugs) creates a strategic communications and public
affairs division and hires a veteran healthcare comms exec to head it up. Mark Merritt, former chief strategist of the American Association of Health Plans, will be PhRMA's new
SVP.
The American Red Cross names Charles Dean Connor SVP for communication and marketing. Connor comes to the Red Cross from the Dilenschneider Group, where he was a client
strategist.
