Philippe Pariente has been the President of IPG Health France since July 2009. He previously held the same position at Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare Paris (Publicis Group) for six years.
Philippe practiced medicine in hospitals and private practice between 1986 and 1990.
He was project leader at the French association for the fight against AIDS (l’Agence Française de Lutte contre le Sida), a governmental institution in charge of HIV prevention. He was responsible for communication to healthcare professionals until 1994.
He then continued his career in a number of healthcare communication agencies including Torrent and Medicus in France.
He has so far accrued 25 years’ experience in international healthcare communication. He does believe in the synergy between Science, Strategy and Creativity.
Philippe, a medical doctor, has extensive experience in almost all therapeutic areas for such notable clients as MSD, Novartis, Sanofi, Pfizer, Roche, GSK, BMS and Amgen.