HealthGrowth Capital Names George Fencl Chief Marketing Officer

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthGrowth Capital today announced that George Fencl has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately.  George brings senior strategic and tactical deployment experience from years at Y&R in New York and specialty agency Giant Creative Strategy in San Francisco. As CMO, Fencl will have global responsibility for the company's advertising, promotions, conferences, research, insights and digital marketing initiatives. He has been interim CMO since HealthGrowth Capital's founding in 2016.

"George has been an invaluable resource in providing marketing guidance and insights over the past two years," said Karl Kipke, Chief Executive Officer of HealthGrowth Capital.  "George brings healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing expertise that folds perfectly into HealthGrowth's expanding financial products and advisory service offerings.  We could not be happier to have him joining our team in this senior capacity."

After graduating from Harvard, George Fencl joined Young & Rubicam where he distinguished himself in their healthcare group. As VP of Digital Strategies and Analytics at Giant Creative in San Francisco, George advised iconic pharmaceutical heavyweights, such as Amgen, J&J, Genentech and Abbott, to launch some of the most successful blockbuster products of the past decade.

"HealthGrowth Capital has created an innovative ecosystem for independent pharmacy entrepreneurs that is very special and absolutely unique," said George Fencl. "HealthGrowth's leadership brings over 100-years of investment banking, healthcare finance and pharmaceutical wholesale experience to bear, embodied by financial offerings that meet the unique needs of community pharmacies, as well as a suite of advisory services focused on profitability and operational success."

"HealthGrowth Capital is also focused on addressing some of the biggest yet most-overlooked opportunities to improve healthcare delivery and efficiency in the US," Fencl added.  "There is enormous potential to significantly enhance patient care and quality of life, which is the ultimate goal of our healthcare system. HealthGrowth has partnered with best-of-breed leaders in the healthcare industry to affect these improvements and I'm excited to help the company tell its story to the world."

About HealthGrowth Capital, LLC

HealthGrowth Capital, LLC, based in Austin, Texas is a leading alternative specialty lender to healthcare companies and medical practices.  HealthGrowth Advisors, LLC offers strategic advisory and consulting services to help community pharmacies improve profitability, optimize operations, reduce DIR fees and identify and access new growth opportunities.  For more information, please visit www.healthgrowthcapital.com or call (512) 575-4500.

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