Henry Engleka Joins Porter Novelli as Senior Vice President, Global Health & Wellness

NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global public relations leader Porter Novelli today announced that Henry Engleka has joined the company as a senior vice president in its Global Health & Wellness practice.

"Henry is an industry-recognized leader in health and wellness communications, having worked for more than 25 years on clients across the health-care spectrum, including pharmaceuticals, advocacy, hospitals, medical devices and health systems," said Karen van Bergen, CEO, Porter Novelli. "His years of experience, together with his expertise in using mobile applications to deliver health information, make him the perfect complement to our practice which is growing across all health sectors."

Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Engleka was CEO at P4 Strategy Group, a strategic health communications agency in New York City. He also had been co-founder of Zibbel Inc., which offers mobile health solutions to providers of health services (integrated delivery systems, pharmaceutical companies, employers, payors, etc.) as channels to consumer and physician end-users. Before that he spent nine years with Widmeyer Communications, ultimately serving as principal and managing director of the New York office. Earlier in his career he worked with The Mount Carmel Behavioral Health System as chief operating officer.  Engleka is also the former assistant executive director of the American Psychological Association.

Engleka will report to Paul George, executive vice president and global director of Porter Novelli's Global Health & Wellness practice, and director of Porter Novelli New York's Health & Wellness practice. George joined Porter Novelli in January 2013. In addition, Mary Smiddy joined the company in May 2013 as UK practice director.

"I am truly excited to join Porter Novelli's Global Health & Wellness practice, whose team is absolutely committed to helping individuals and organizations make informed decisions that lead to positive health outcomes," said Engleka. "It's that spirit and dedication that drives results greater than one can even imagine." 

Engleka earned his B.A. in psychology from Georgetown University.

About Porter Novelli

Porter Novelli is one of the world's leading public relations agencies. With 90 offices in nearly 60 countries, Porter Novelli delivers best-in-class service to clients around the globe. As the agency that pioneered social marketing, Porter Novelli's heritage is grounded in influence – motivating people to change deeply ingrained behaviors that are rooted in cultural and social norms. This is achieved by identifying and activating against key insights that drive transformational change-- going beyond just "solving a problem". The result is greater than just influencing people – Porter Novelli makes them believe.

For additional information, please visit www.porternovelli.com. Porter Novelli is a part of Diversified Agency Services, a division of Omnicom Group Inc.

About Diversified Agency Services

Diversified Agency Services (DAS), a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com), manages Omnicom's holdings in a variety of marketing communications disciplines. DAS includes over 200 companies, which operate through a combination of networks and regional organizations, serving international and local clients through more than 700 offices in 71 countries.

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