NEWS5 October 2011

WorldOne appoints Germany MD

GERMANY— Online healthcare data collection firm WorldOne has appointed Gerald Wackert to the newly created position of managing director for Germany.

Wackert (pictured) was previously managing director at healthcare research firm Medefield Germany and before that served as director of global accounts at Kantar Health.

At WorldOne he will be responsible for expanding the firm’s footprint in the German market. The firm’s CEO Peter Kirk said: “With Gerald leading our experienced German team in WorldOne’s new Hamburg office, we offer clients a strong partner for completing both domestic and international studies.”

The company opened its office in Germany four months ago.