July 16, 2025
LONDON, 16 JULY 2025 – GCI Health, the leading global healthcare communications agency, today announced a realignment of its European leadership team, with Annalise Coady assuming the role of President, Europe. Coady, who joined GCI Health in October 2024 as UK Market Lead and Head of EMEA Growth, will now oversee strategic growth and operational excellence across the agency’s key European offices in the United Kingdom, Brussels and Germany.
Kath Harrison, former President of EMEA, is stepping into the newly created position of President, International Markets, focusing on Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and new growth markets.
Under the new structure, Sophie Asker and Victoria Bramham will take on joint Managing Director roles in the UK. Asker, who previously served as GCI Health’s Regional Managing Director in Singapore, has relocated to London and will focus on client development and ensuring clients benefit from the agency’s full breadth of services. Bramham, previously GCI Health’s Deputy Managing Director, joined the agency in March 2023 from Edelman. She will concentrate on UK operations, including financial management and growth strategies.
“I’m incredibly excited to move into the role of President of Europe at such a transformative time for GCI Health,” said Coady. “The healthcare sector is undergoing unprecedented change, and our realigned leadership team is perfectly positioned to not only navigate these complexities but to lead the way in delivering innovative, impactful communications. My focus will be on fostering seamless collaboration across our European hubs, leveraging our collective expertise to drive significant growth and ensure our clients receive the most forward-thinking and effective solutions in the market, including digital, AI, media, policy and patient engagement.”
GCI Health is further strengthening its team with the arrival of Aneeb Sharif, who joined the agency in Brussels as EMEA Head of Policy in June 2025, and the addition of Maeve Jopson, who joined in July as Executive Director of Digital and Creative. Jopson relocated from GCI Health’s New York office, where she has been instrumental in optimising digital approaches for clients and integrating WPP Open’s proprietary AI tools across the agency. Recently acknowledged by PRWeek as a Woman to Watch, Jopson’s expertise will be crucial in enhancing the agency’s digital capabilities and creative output across the UK and Europe.
About GCI Health
GCI Health is one of the most highly recognised global integrated healthcare communications agencies in the world, with recent industry honours including being named a PRovoke Media Best Agency in the UK (2025) and Best Agency to Work For in the UK (2024 & 2023), PRWeek Best Healthcare/Pharma Comms Agency (2021), PRWeek Global International Agency of the Year (2021), PRovoke Media Global Healthcare PR Agency of the Year (2020) and PRovoke Media Agency of the Decade (2020). GCI Health is part of Burson, which is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Follow us at gcihealth.com.
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