Carbon Continues to Expand


PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - October 16, 2008) - Carbon, a CommonHealth professional advertising and promotion agency created to serve the marketing needs of emerging technologies and specialty brands, today announced two promotions and four new hires.

CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com) is the world's leading healthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com) company.

Promotions

Marilyn Aquino has advanced from senior account executive to account supervisor. In her new position, Ms. Aquino will be responsible for functioning as the principal day-to-day representative of the agency on her account assignments, managing budgets, and working with the internal design team to meet the clients' needs. Ms. Aquino has been an employee with Carbon for nearly three years.

Antoine Poncelet Del Sole has been elevated from senior traffic coordinator to production artist. In his new role, Mr. Poncelet Del Sole will prepare and release art files and assist the art department with layout and design. Mr. Poncelet Del Sole has been with Carbon for almost four years.

New Hires

Nick Casale comes to Carbon from Noesis, another CommonHealth professional agency, as a vice president, group copy supervisor. In this position, Mr. Casale will be contributing to strategic and creative direction for various brands and overseeing all copywriting for his accounts. Mr. Casale has worked within the CommonHealth network for a total of three years.

Vincenzo Furia comes to Carbon as an account supervisor. In this role, Mr. Furia will develop strategic and tactical initiatives for his brands and supervise internal team members. Prior to joining Carbon, Mr. Furia was a senior account executive at Creotex Communications, a healthcare advertising company located in Totowa.

Sean Kinney joins Carbon as a senior art director. In this role, Mr. Kinney will be responsible for the conception, design, and execution of innovative marketing materials. Previously, Mr. Kinney was an art director for Sony/BMG in Manhattan, NY.

Michael Driesse comes to Carbon as a junior graphic designer. In this position, Mr. Driesse will be working directly with art directors and studio personnel to assist in the design and layout of all assigned jobs. Prior to joining Carbon, Mr. Driesse was a freelance designer.

CommonHealth comprises Carbon, Altum, CommonHealth London, CommonHealth Paris, Conectics, Earthborn, EvoLogue, Ferguson, HLS, MBS/Vox, Noesis, ProCom, Qi, and Solara. The organization also maintains numerous partnerships both within and outside of the WPP network of companies.

Contact Information: Contact: Beth Paulino or Kerianne Slattery CommonHealth (973) 352-1000