Contact Information: Contact: Beth Paulino or Kerianne McGuire CommonHealth (973) 884-2200
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - July 29, 2008) - Qi, a full-service digital agency of
CommonHealth, today announced the promotion of Boris Kushkuley to general
manager. Dr. Kushkuley advances to his new post from his prior position as
executive vice president, chief technology officer.
CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com) is the world's leading
healthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ : WPPGY ) (www.wpp.com)
company.
In his new role, Dr. Kushkuley will be responsible for evolving and
developing innovative e-marketing solutions and strategies in all areas of
electronic media, including the Web, CD-ROM, kiosks, DVDs and custom
applications, thereby continuing to fuel Qi's competitive advantage for its
clients. Additionally, Dr. Kushkuley will lead the charge in expanding Qi's
business with existing clients and fostering new business initiatives. Dr.
Kushkuley brings to CommonHealth more than 15 years of management
experience in digital technology, marketing and e-CRM in the healthcare
arena. He also has an extensive history of hands-on information technology
system, development and infrastructure.
With a Ph.D. in Biophysics, Dr. Kushkuley began his career at Weizmann
Institute of Science, designing and developing an Internet-based interface
of biological databases. Before joining the CommonHealth network, he was
vice president of professional services for SoftWatch, Inc., an e-CRM
solutions provider for the pharmaceutical industry located in New York
City.
"In the six years that Boris has been with Qi, he has been exceedingly
instrumental in the company's growth, expanding both our client roster and
our employee talent pool. He has raised the bar when it comes to quality
control and performance and has led the agency to become a fundamental
provider of the most cutting-edge technologies available in the healthcare
industry," stated Marc Weiner, president of Qi.
Qi launched the first pharmaceutical presence on MySpace
(www.myspace.com/addiction411) and has been active in researching and
leveraging social networks since 2003.
CommonHealth comprises Qi, Altum, Carbon, CommonHealth London, CommonHealth
Paris, Conectics, Earthborn, EvoLogue, Ferguson, HLS, MBS/Vox, Noesis,
ProCom and Solara. The organization also maintains numerous partnerships
both within and outside of the WPP network of companies.
