Makara Health bolsters its team with eight new hires

As Makara Health heads into its last quarter of 2020, it has continued to bolster its team with eight new hires.

The new hires include Shula Sarner as Director, Scientific Services; Neil Padgett as Creative Director; Catherine Tighe as Senior Medical Writer; Lee Barnes as Junior Digital Developer; Jamie Hickton as Senior Designer; Gina Gough as Project Coordinator, Client Services team; Laura Carswell as Project Director and Louise Bains as Project Manager of the account-handling team.

Founder and Managing Director, Makara Health, Louise Sharp, stated: “2020 has been an exciting year for Makara and we are pleased to expand our team in all areas of the business. The pandemic has undoubtedly brought with it a number of challenges across the industry but the agile working structures and senior team that we already had in place put us in a strong position to tackle these challenges head-on and fortunately, we have seen continued growth throughout this period. As an agency focused on delivering excellence in engagement, it has been rewarding to work closely with our clients to evolve approaches to communicating with their customers. Our new hires will ensure we can continue to deliver innovative yet pragmatic solutions for clients as we move into 2021.”

Shula stated: “I’m delighted to be joining Makara during this period of rapid growth and at such an interesting time for our industry. Having had a chance to see some of the innovations Makara has spearheaded and the support it has provided to its clients and ultimately to patients, in adapting to the unique challenges we’ve all faced, I’m really excited to get to work together with the talented team in continuing to shape the future of engagement.”