Leopold (pictured) was previously account director of life sciences and has worked at CMI since 2016. Prior to CMI he worked at Adelphi Group and C3Research.

In his new role Leopold will consult with marketing and brand teams on their strategic objectives, while also giving thought leadership on emerging topics in the healthcare and life sciences industries.

Brian Lunde, senior vice-president of client engagement, said: “Will exemplifies our approach to combining excellent insights skills with industry expertise. He’s the kind of ‘A’ player who partners with clients on business challenges that can’t be solved with cookie-cutter research."

CMI also announced the addition of Melvin Drake to its technology services team as a network security analyst. In this role, Drake will help ensure that CMI’S information systems and computer networks maintain security to the highest standard.