Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK Appoints Mark Ralphs as Strategy and Planning Director

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK announces the appointment of Mark Ralphs as strategy and planning director. 

In this role, Ralphs has overall responsibility for driving the Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness proposition in the UK. By leveraging the strategic talent and capabilities that exist in the agency, and connecting these with the wide range of products and services within Publicis Groupe, he will help deliver exceptional customer experience and value to clients in pharma, health and wellness. 

“Mark brings to Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK extensive strategic experience which has been grounded within the digital space. He has helped build numerous successful brands, many in the health and wellness category. Having worked with Mark previously, I am in no doubt that he will make an immediate impact and look forward to the value he will add to our leadership team,” said Ed Thesiger, managing director Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK.

Ralphs has had a wide-ranging career: leading agencies and strategy teams; advising founders, c-suite and government ministers; launching brands and DTC businesses; strategy and planning; producing award-winning campaigns and digital products.

His deep healthcare experience includes public health (the Department of Health, the NHS, the King’s Fund), private health (BMI), consumer healthcare and nutrition (GSK, Abbott, Nomad), charity (Asthma UK, Age UK, City Cancer Challenger, The Global Fund), and pharma (GSK, ViiV Healthcare, Sanofi). 

Ralphs is also a regular speaker at industry events, business schools and to senior executives around the world. 

“Saatchi & Saatchi is the most famous name in advertising, the ambition is to make it equally famous in health and wellness. We’ll only achieve this by creating work that is formidably intelligent, digital-first, creative and effective. That’s the challenge and it’s great to play a part in making it happen,” said Ralphs.