Andrew Schirmer

EVP, Managing Director, HumanCare

Andrew began his career as an art director, having received a BFA in Advertising Design from Syracuse University. After a number of years at CommonHealth, he went on to become a founding member of WPP’s SUN Health Core, one of the first consumer healthcare agencies.

From WPP, Andrew was recruited by Omnicom to become Consumer Healthworks’ executive creative director. He then moved into Merkely Newman Harty, which he helped developed into one of the country’s fastest-growing consumer health agencies. At Healthworks, Andrew led efforts for a broad range of clients including Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Schering Plough and Merck Medco. He was later named President and ECD of Healthworks.

Andrew joined McCann in 2003 to spearhead the launch of McCann HumanCare, the health and wellness practice of McCann Erickson and currently has over 24 years’ advertising and communications experience with an emphasis on OTC, Rx and other wellness products.

He has been the driving force behind the explosive growth of HumanCare over the last eight years, adding significant assignments from Pfizer, GSK, Novartis, Galderma and Boehringer Ingelheim. In addition, Andrew is the global brand champion for J&J Vision Care and directs the integrated IPG engagement for the Acuvue brand around the world.