Former Parade Magazine Senior Editor Fran Carpentier Joins FleishmanHillard to Boost Healthcare Media Relations and Content Offering

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Jun 17, 2015, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FleishmanHillard, a leading international communications agency, today announces that Fran Carpentier, a veteran journalist with decades of experience, has joined the New York media relations practice as a senior vice president and media strategist. In her role, she also will support the global healthcare practice.

Carpentier's extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and deep relationships with marquee doctors and medical organizations will allow the agency to provide clients with deeper insights and programming. A long-time editor of Parade magazine, and Parade.com, Carpentier conceived and edited many lead articles for Parade and collaborated with some of the nation's most distinguished authors, including Gail Sheehy, Gloria Steinem, Bill Moyers, Andrew Tobias, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Mark Hyman and three U.S. Surgeon Generals. As a web producer and editor-at-large for Parade.com, she created content to drive traffic to the health, food and celebrity channels and created and wrote three blogs for the site's health, food and parents channels—"Diabetes, Day by Day," "Eat My Words" and "Mom To Mom." Carpentier also was Parade's spokesperson, making appearances on ABC-TV's "20/20," CBS-TV's "The Early Show," and NBC's "Today" show where she holds deep relationships with an established network of journalist colleagues.

"We are excited about the energy, quick wit and vision that Fran brings to the media practice. She's a proven master at crafting relatable stories and will help guide expert teams within the media and healthcare practice," said Laura Russo, FleishmanHillard's New York media lead. "Fran's talents and key relationships within the healthcare industry, specifically in the diabetes space, and with research organizations position us to deliver the best strategies for our clients across the FH Global network. She's been a sought-after talent by many agencies and will be a valuable stakeholder in our business."

"Joining FleishmanHillard is a natural career transition for me," said Carpentier. "As a magazine editor, I loved working in the world of ideas with first-rate writers who brought those ideas to fruition. At FleishmanHillard, I'll be at the launch pad where good, solid, newsworthy ideas begin, working alongside the most talented people in the industry to create campaigns that resonate with the media and with the public at large, too."

Carpentier is a strong advocate for diabetes. Having lived with type 1 diabetes for over 40 years, she's vigilantly followed the advancements and is a volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), director of the Diabetes Media Foundation and a speaker for health organizations, including, among others, the Global Alliance for Women's Health, the Diabetes Research Institute, and the Harvard School of Public Health. Carpentier is also the proud recipient of The President's Award, presented by the JDRF in recognition for volunteer work as a patient advocate and role model for women who strive to live well with diabetes.

About FleishmanHillard
FleishmanHillard is the world's most complete global communications firm, specializing in public relations, public affairs, marketing, paid media, and transmedia and social content. FleishmanHillard delivers on The Power of True, reflecting the firm's high values, and unique ability to guide clients through a world demanding unprecedented authenticity and transparency. FleishmanHillard was named PRWeek's 2014 Global Agency of the Year, "Standout Agency" on Advertising Age's 2013 A-List; NAFE's "Top 50 Companies for Executive Women" for 2010-2014; and among PRWeek's 2013 "Best Places to Work." The firm's award-winning work is widely heralded, including at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. FleishmanHillard is part of the DAS Group of Companies, and has 88 offices in 31 countries, plus affiliates in 42 countries. Visit us at www.fleishmanhillard.com.

About the DAS Group of Companies
The DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com), is a global group of marketing services companies. DAS includes over 200 companies in the following marketing disciplines: specialty, PR, healthcare, CRM, events, promotional marketing, branding and research. Operating through a combination of networks and regional organizations, DAS serves international, regional, national and local clients through more than 700 offices in 71 countries.

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