Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, the investment bank focused on the media, marketing, information, and technology industries, is pleased to announce that Anthony Manson has joined the firm as senior advisor for healthcare media and advertising. Anthony was most recently Chief Digital Officer and Commercial Product & Marketing Lead for WebMD Medscape, one of the leading healthcare communications companies.
At WebMD Medscape, he worked on the executive team to manage the integration of multiple acquisitions in the past three years. He also led the development of several AI-driven applications used to enhance the value of commercial solutions for pharmaceutical companies.
Anthony has a reputation for successfully transforming established brands to the digital marketplace. Before WebMD, he was Chief Digital Officer of Jobson Medical Information where he grew revenue by 400% in four years leading to the sale of the company to WebMD. He created the data analytics team at Jobson.
He was also VP of Business Development at Everyday Health and SVP of Marketing at Digitas Health.
At Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, Anthony will work closely with Paul Slavin, our managing director for healthcare. They previously worked together at Everyday Health. In addition to Paul and Anthony, we have two more managing directors who specialize in healthcare: Elaine Riddell and Randall Friedman.
Paul Slavin said, “Anthony has a unique and deep understanding of the healthcare landscape having worked at many of the leading digital organizations. His contacts are extensive, and his grasp of the needs of buyers and sellers is exceptional.”
Anthony graduated from Hamilton College and has recently successfully completed a curriculum in Artificial Intelligence Implications for Business Strategy at the MIT Sloan School of Business.
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