Dorland Global Corporation Acquired by Huntsworth PLC
PHILADELPHIA, March 09, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than 30 years of practice as an independent, award-winning, healthcare specialty agency, Dorland Global Corporation, one of the oldest communications agencies in the country, has been acquired by Huntsworth PLC, to be the U.S. footprint for their Huntsworth Health division. Huntsworth PLC is a publicly-held, communications company founded by Lord Chadlington, who also founded Shandwick, which later became Weber Shandwick. Huntsworth PLC is one of the world's fastest growing marketing and communications groups, operating 60 principal offices in 30 countries around the world.
"Dorland Global is excited to have found a strong business partner that shares our entrepreneurial vision, and understands and supports our plans for the future," said Rita Sweeney, President and Chief Operating Officer of Dorland Global Corporation. "We look forward to extending and enhancing the myriad services we offer our valued clients, whose satisfaction remains our top priority."
Huntsworth Health, a division of Huntsworth PLC, is dedicated to providing global integrated communications, including market research, internet services, public and professional relations, as well as branding and a wide-array of marketing communications activities to support client needs.
"The acquisition is synergistic on many fronts, with Dorland Global's highly regarded healthcare public relations, marketing and education units matching up with Huntsworth Health's integrated communications offerings," said David Rowley, CEO, Huntsworth Health. "Through our aligned service offerings and global bandwidth, we are now poised to become a leading force in global healthcare communications."
"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Dorland Global, which builds on our core strategy," said Lord Chadlington. "Healthcare is an area of tremendous growth potential and we are very excited about working with Dorland Global to help enhance our already very strong healthcare offering in the UK and across Europe. This acquisition will allow us to really compete in the global pharmaceutical sector across a breadth of communications activities, including public relations."
Dorland Global business will be conducted by its management and staff without interruption. New products and services to enhance the appeal of both Dorland and Huntsworth Health will be phased in. Leadership of both groups see this change as offering particular benefits for clients and opportunities for the career growth of agency staff.
Huntsworth PLC is an international public relations consultancy operating in four main practice areas - full service public relations, financial and corporate communications, public affairs, and integrated healthcare communications. These businesses are all leaders in their fields, providing innovative strategy and implementation in corporate, business-to-business consumer and health sectors. They advise some of the world's leading corporations and organizations.
Dorland Global Corporation, a division of Huntsworth PLC, is among the oldest healthcare advertising agencies in the United States. The agency offers a full range of communications services for its clients, which include multinational pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, diagnostic and device manufacturers, drug delivery systems and healthcare service organizations. Dorland Global operates two unique business units, Dorland Global Health Communications, and Dorland Global Public Relations. Dorland Global has offices in Philadelphia, PA and San Francisco, CA. For further information, please call 215-625-0111 or visit the new Dorland Global web site at www.dorland.com.
CONTACT: Michael Beckerich, +1-215-928-2198, or , orHeather Brucker, +1-215-928-2186, or , both of DorlandGlobal Corporation mbeckerich@dorland.com hbrucker@dorland.com
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