Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide's Sonali Jasmin Name

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwired - May 12, 2017) - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide ( www.ogilvychww.com ), the health behavior change specialists of Ogilvy & Mather ( www.ogilvy.com ) and a WPP Health & Wellness company ( NASDAQ : WPPGY ) ( www.wpp.com ), today announced Sonali Jasmin, SVP, planner at the network's New Jersey headquarters, has been honored as the 2017 Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) Rising Star at the organization's 28th Woman of the Year event in New York City.

Sonali has an extensive background in healthcare communications, with a specific focus on brand and portfolio strategy, positioning, identity, and message architecture. With her career now spanning more than 10 years, she has worked within multiple therapeutic categories in the healthcare space.

Those selected by the HBA as Rising Stars are considered up-and-coming professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advertising, public relations, medical education and market research, among other fields. Nominated by HBA's corporate members, the Rising Stars represent healthcare businesswomen in various career stages and disciplines, who have demonstrated noteworthy achievements and worked consistently to actively advance their careers.

The HBA is a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement of women in the healthcare industry. Headquartered in New Jersey, with chapters and affiliates nationwide, the HBA provides educational opportunities for both women and men to develop cutting-edge industry knowledge and leadership skills, recognizes outstanding women in the industry, provides opportunities for networking, creates greater visibility for women in the industry, fosters mentoring relationships, and serves as a conduit for research on career-advancement issues. For more information about the HBA's 28th Woman of the Year event, please visit: www.HBAnet.org/WOTY .

About Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, the health behavior change specialist group of Ogilvy & Mather and part of WPP Health & Wellness, is committed to creativity and effectiveness in healthcare communications, everywhere. Our global headquarters are in Parsippany, New Jersey, with additional hubs in New York, London, Paris, and Singapore. We maintain multiple additional offices in markets critical to our clients' global aspirations. Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide provides marketing services, including behavioral insights, content strategy and management, digital, interactive and new media services, marketing analytics and research, media planning and buying, medical education, payer marketing and market access, professional advertising and promotion, public affairs and relations, relationship marketing, sales training development, scientific communications, social media and social listening, and wellness and consumer advertising and promotion. The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.