Ogilvy Health has appointed Courtney Murphy to the position of global people director, a newly created role that now rounds out the agency’s leadership team. Murphy will serve both as a valued part of the Ogilvy Health executive leadership team and as a board member on Ogilvy’s global people team.

In her new post, Murphy will function as the top people strategist for Ogilvy Health, overseeing all aspects of human resources for the agency, including talent management, recruitment, learning and development, benefits, DE&I initiatives, as well as employees’ overall working experience and professional well-being. Murphy will report directly to Ogilvy Health’s global CEO, Kim Johnson, and Maria O’Keeffe, Ogilvy’s global chief people officer.

Murphy’s career in human resources began 23 years ago at Digitas North America, where she helped to build a best-in-class HR department for the agency. She then moved on to Hill Holliday where she tenured for 10 years, the last four of which were spent as a member of the group’s executive leadership team managing the agency’s talent practice. While there, Murphy focused her attentions on creating flexible work policies, developing agency-wide competency models to give employees clear career paths, spearheading equitable pay practices, and establishing the employee bi-annual review process, as well as a robust manager training program to foster and retain talent.

Murphy said about joining Ogilvy Health, “You know when you meet someone who shares the same values and drive? That’s the instant connection I had with Kim. She’s always thinking about what’s best for the people, the clients, and our work. I knew right away I wanted to partner with her to help build and grow the incredible talent at Ogilvy Health.”