ATLANTA, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Adair-Greene Healthcare Communications today announced the appointment of Jay A. Levy as President.
In his new role, Levy, who was previously executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company, will be assuming full executive responsibilities and overall strategic direction for the agency. As president, the senior marketing guru is following in the footsteps of his son, Rich Levy, who left the top job at Adair-Greene to become president of HealthStar Advertising in Woodbridge, NJ, last year.
In fact, it was at the behest of his son that the elder Levy joined Adair-Greene nine years ago. Although he was brought in to strengthen the direct marketing division, he quickly branched out into other aspects of the business, taking on an increasingly important managerial role. In 1998, he was appointed senior vice president of the agency and last year was named executive vice president.
Before joining Adair-Greene, Jay Levy was president of his own business -- a direct marketing company called the Promotional Services Group of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ-which provided marketing support for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, devices and diagnostic supplies.
Levy began his career in the pharmaceutical industry at the Ciba Corporation (now part of Novartis) in Baltimore, MD. He started as a sales representative, then became district sales manager and ultimately product manager for diuretics. Over the course of 13 years with Ciba, he learned how to deal with many of the problems facing a brand in a large corporate setting. Today, he adapts those solutions to the agency side, bringing a particularly acute understanding of corporate politics and regulatory restrictions to the job of managing accounts. He lives in Dunwoody, GA with his wife, Jill, and is a graduate of the University of Baltimore.
At Adair Greene, Levy is responsible for a staff of approximately 60 people and a roster of clients including Arthrocare, Axcan Pharma, Bone Care International, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Genzyme, Hoya Vision Care, King Pharmaceuticals, Polaroid Eyewear, Pfizer CentreSource, Schwarz Pharma, Scios and Stiefel Laboratories. The agency is a division of McCann Erickson WorldGroup and is located at 200 Atlanta Technology Center, 1575 Northside Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. Tel: (404) 351-8424; fax: (404) 351-4865.
Adair-Greene Healthcare Communications
CONTACT: Julie Laitin for Adair-Greene Healthcare Communications,+1-212-286-2424, jlaitin@julielaitin.com