Claire Gillis

CEO VMLY&R

About

With a foundation as a pharmacologist and health economist, Claire founded a specialist medical access consultancy called WG Group in 1996. In 2010, WG Group was bought by WPP, enabling Claire to continue her leadership and vision by successfully establishing the WG Group in the US. In 2016 she was promoted to International CEO of WPP Health Practice, leading some of WPP’s flagship health brands including Ogilvy Health and Sudler in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, China, Japan, and Australia. Medical practitioner, health economist, entrepreneur and business leader, Claire is passionate about using communications to promote better access to healthcare and is a regular industry commentator across publications including Adweek, MM&M and The Drum. She is the inaugural winner of Women in Marketing’s “Best Marketing Leader in Creating Change in Health and Wellness” award.


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Voices

Realign of duty

By Claire Gillis

The climax of the latest series of Line of Duty may have mixed reviews but Operation ‘Back to the Office’ puts workplace wellbeing in the interrogation room

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Voices

Measures for measures: Why metrics for mental wellbeing at work are essential

By Claire Gillis

Claire Gillis, International CEO, WPP Health Practice on why, if we’re serious about employee wellbeing, we must cement it as a boardroom priority and create metrics that prove its unquestionable value.

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