• by Steve McClellan  @mp_mcclellan, January 2, 2014

Healthcare shop Sudler & Hennessey, a unit of WPP’s Young & Rubicam Group, has named  George Liggett Chief Financial Officer for  US operations. 

Liggett is responsible for the financial health of all the U.S. divisions within the S&H network, including Sudler, Sentrix, IntraMed, HealthAnswers, Precept, Quality Matters, and Current Medical Directions. In addition to all aspects of financial management, he will be responsible for Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and IT functions for the group. 

Most recently, Liggett served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Publicis New York, with oversight of budgets, staffing, client contracts, and developing the financial infrastructure within the agency.

His new role brings Liggett back to the WPP fold. Prior to Publicis, he held roles across several divisions within Young & Rubicam Group, including a stint as Chief Financial Officer for Y&R North America, Global Client Finance Director, and Director of Business Affairs. 

Sudler & Hennessey  is a global healthcare marketing and communications organization with offices around the world. The network includes two global communications agencies, Sudler & Hennessey and Sentrix Global Health Communications, with US headquarters in New York City.

S&H also has specialized divisions in medical education (IntraMed Educational Group, Precept Medical Communications, and Current Medical Directions), as well as in market research and strategic planning, branding, publication strategies, sales training (HealthAnswers and Transart), digital solutions (Sudler Digital), eHealth Solutions (Sudler eHealth Group), consulting (Primary Source), healthcare management (Quality Matters), and consumer health marketing (Sudler Consumer).