Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide's Catherine Goss Honored as HBA Rising Star

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior change specialists of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), and a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com), today announced Catherine Goss, senior vice president, managing director at the network's Parsippany-based agency, Wellbeing@Ogilvy CommonHealth, was named an industry Rising Star by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) at its 27th Woman of the Year award luncheon held yesterday at the Hilton in New York City.

An employee who has tenured with the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide network for more than six years, Ms. Goss has an extensive background in healthcare communications, with a specific focus on account management. With her career spanning nearly 20 years, she has worked within multiple categories in the market, including cardiovascular, anti-infectives, dermatology, neurological, women's health, endocrinology, addiction therapy, and oncology.

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 business women 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 further information on the HBA or to read more about all the honorees, please visit www.hbanet.org/2016-rising-stars.

About Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide 

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is committed to creativity and effectiveness in healthcare communications, everywhere. Our global headquarters are in Parsippany, NJ, 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, social media and social listening, and wellness and consumer advertising and promotion. The network also offers scientific communications and publications planning services through a wholly owned separate legal entity. The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.