Paul Pfleiderer Appointed President of Havas Life New York

As the rapid evolution of the health and wellness sector continues to necessitate innovative thinking and activation across the industry, Havas Health & You today announced that it has appointed experienced leader Paul Pfleiderer as president of Havas Life New York. Joining on October 3rd, he will work closely with Havas Life group president Denise Henry to drive the agency's growth and strengthen its market leadership presence through exceptional client work and culture.

Paul has served in a variety of industry roles across the last two decades, from medical strategy to business development, working with brands in areas like oncology, rare disease, gene therapy, devices and vaccines. He joins Havas Health & You from TBWA\WorldHealth, where he most recently served as US managing partner and, prior to that, global chief strategy officer, helping re-found the agency and architect a best-in-class strategic offering and group.

"Now more than ever, clients are in need of – even demanding – more innovative, integrated solutions," said Paul. "Integration and collaboration have been at the heart of Havas Health & You from the very beginning and I'm eager to leverage this to unlock new possibilities for our clients, our agency and network. I know my leadership partners at Havas Life New York believe the same and my goal is to ensure we nurture a culture and environment for exceptional talent to continue Havas Life's strong legacy of success."

Paul's appointment follows a series of moves Havas Life has taken to strengthen its team of senior leaders and hone its market presence as it continues to grow. Just recently, the agency rebranded from Havas Life Metro to Havas Life New York, and brought on group president Denise Henry, CCO and chief experience officer, Chris Palmer, and Tanya Schaffer, EVP of customer experience - all with the goal of continuing on from the 39% growth the agency reported in 2020-2021. This new leadership team has already won several accounts in the last year, including Sanofi and Amgen. Gaining recognition for this success, Havas Life was named to MM+M's ‘Agency 100 List’ two years running (2021 and 2022) and was shortlisted this year for MM+M's ‘Large Agency of the Year’.

Group president, Denise Henry said, "Paul's appointment represents a true milestone for Havas Life New York. Bringing on a world-class brand innovator, client whisperer, strategic trailblazer, and deeply people-centric leader like Paul will only accelerate our extraordinary growth and add firepower to our ability to deliver exceptional work to our clients." 

"And on top of it all, Paul is a humble, yet magnetic person that you just want to be around. I can't wait to see the impact he will have on our clients, our people, and our future."