M:Communications, Europe’s fastest-growing financial communications agency, has strengthened and expanded its international healthcare team with the senior appointment of Mary Clark.

Mary has nearly 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry and a successful track record in providing strategic corporate and financial communications advice to a range of international healthcare companies. Mary joins from Capital MSL where she built and led the life sciences practice.  Prior to this she was Head of the European Consulting team at Thomson Reuters, the world’s largest investor relations company, where she advised a number of international companies on investor relations strategies. She has a wealth of experience in M&A, IPOs and fund raisings and has worked on over 30 corporate transactions to date.  

Mary started her career at BTG plc where she was Director of Corporate Communications. Whilst at BTG, she was involved in the Company’s IPO and the start-up of several new tech and biotech companies. Mary was the only advisor ranked in the top five biotech investor relations professionals in the Extel investor relations survey as voted by leading institutional investors and sell-side analysts.

Claire Dickinson has also recently joined M:’s healthcare team as a Consultant. Claire joins from Abchurch and brings with her solid experience in healthcare financial PR.
Mary Clark said:

“I am delighted to join the M:Communications healthcare team. I have been impressed by the dynamic and experienced team and the strong commitment to expand the healthcare practice internationally backed by the capabilities of King Worldwide Investor Relations. These are very compelling reasons to have joined along with the opportunity to firmly establish M:Communications’ as the premier global strategic communications advisors in healthcare.”
                                  
Commenting on the appointments, Mary-Jane Elliott, Head of M:’s International Healthcare Practice, said: “Mary brings significant experience to M:Communications’ international healthcare practice and as a well-known and highly regarded PR and IR advisor will complement and strengthen our team.  We are pleased that both Mary and Claire have chosen to join us as we continue to demonstrate our growth and strength in the healthcare sector.”

The healthcare practice is based in M:Communications’ international headquarters in London and now includes seven dedicated healthcare specialists. The team advises a broad range of clients internationally across all sub-sectors including healthcare services, medtech, biotech and pharma.  As part of the King Worldwide Group, M:Communications’ healthcare team and client base is supported by a network of offices around the globe.   

For more information, please contact:

Mary Clark: Tel +44 (0)20 7920 2361/ M +44 (0)77 1410 7204 
E-mail: Clark@mcomgroup.com

About M:Communications and King Worldwide

King Worldwide (www.king-worldwide.com) is a leading global financial communications and stakeholder management firm.  King Worldwide's services include financial media relations, investor relations, shareholder
and bondholder identification, online financial communications, proxy, consent and tender solicitation and bankruptcy claims administration.  With offices in New York, Chicago, London, Stockholm, Moscow, Dubai, Hong Kong and Taipei, the firm employs approximately 900 staff and serves over 1,000 public company, mutual fund family and private equity clients.