Richard Denness Named Healthcare Global Lead and Managing Director for North Highland

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Sep 19, 2017, 15:00 ET

ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, global consulting firm North Highland named Richard Denness as Healthcare Global Lead and Managing Director. In his new role, Denness will be responsible for new business development, strategic planning, team leadership and operations management for the healthcare practice at North Highland.

"Richard is an entrepreneurial thinker with both visionary ability and global C-level experience," said Jim Arnold, Managing Director and President at North Highland. "He has a strong business background with years of experience spanning sectors including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and payers. His varied areas of expertise will help us continue to develop our firm's growing healthcare practice."

Denness has more than 20 years of healthcare experience and served in senior management and C-Suite positions for a variety of organizations, including global pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, and a healthcare management consultancy. He will provide oversight of the firm's client services around important healthcare trends and topics including patient experience, physician engagement, telehealth and virtual health, specialty pharmacy and population health.

"I welcome this opportunity to join the collaborative team at North Highland and to support the firm's diverse clientele in the healthcare field," said Denness. "This is a time of adjustment across many areas of healthcare industry and policy, and I look forward to helping our clients lead the way for positive transformation that helps patients, providers and payers across the board."

Denness is a graduate of Missouri State University where he received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Finance. Additionally, he completed the INSEAD Euro-Asian International Executive Program in Hong Kong.

About North Highland
North Highland is a global management consulting firm known for helping clients solve their most complex challenges related to customer experience, performance improvement, technology and digital, and transformation. We add value and support our clients across the full spectrum of consulting, from strategy through delivery. We bring the big ideas, then we make them real. North Highland is an employee-owned firm, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with more than 3,000 consultants worldwide and 60+ offices around the globe. The firm is a member of Cordence Worldwide (www.cordenceworldwide.com), a global management consulting alliance. For more information, visit northhighland.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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