Contact Information: Contact: Beth Paulino Kerianne Slattery CommonHealth 973 352 1000 tel www.commonhealth.com
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - October 8, 2009) - CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com), a WPP
(NASDAQ : WPPGY ) (www.wpp.com) company and the world's leading
healthcare-communications network, formally announced today it has expanded
its global presence with the opening of its office in Tokyo, Japan --
CommonHealth Kyowa.
Since 1997, CommonHealth has had an informal working relationship with
Kyowa Kikaku, the healthcare communications agency within ASATSU-DK Inc., a
sister WPP company. This full partnering between CommonHealth and Kyowa
Kikaku will allow both companies to further their worldwide reach,
enhancing CommonHealth's presence in the Japanese market and Kyowa Kikaku's
presence in the United States, allowing CommonHealth to broaden its
offerings to an increasingly global clientele.
"We look forward to working closely with our Tokyo-based colleagues," noted
David Chapman, managing partner of CommonHealth, responsible for overseeing
the network's professional agencies and global offices. "Both CommonHealth
and Kyowa Kikaku are well-established organizations with very favorable
reputations. We plan to bring that same level of quality, expertise and
service to our new clients through our collaborative efforts, making
CommonHealth Kyowa a healthcare marketing resource for all looking to
expand their reach in the Asian-Pacific arena."
CommonHealth Kyowa, located at 2-20-15 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004
Japan, will be managed locally by Kazuo Okuhara. Mr. Okuhara can be
contacted directly at + 81 33 571 3111 or by e-mail at
kokuhara@commonhealth.com.
CommonHealth comprises CommonHealth Kyowa, Altum, Carbon, Conectics,
Earthborn, EvoLogue, Ferguson, HLS, MBS/Vox, ProCom, Qi, Solara and Valos.
The organization also maintains numerous partnerships both within and
outside of the WPP network of companies.
