Health Learning Systems Promotes Four and Hires One.

Business Editors

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003

Health Learning Systems (HLS), CommonHealth's founding medical-education unit, today announced four promotions and one new hire to support its recent new business wins.

CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com) is the world's leading healthcare-communications resource and a WPP Group (LSE: WPPL.L; NASDAQ/ADR: WPPGY; www.wpp.com) company.

Promotions:

-- Cynthia DaRin has been promoted to senior vice president,

operations from vice president, meetings management and data

services. In her new role, Ms. DaRin's responsibilities

include overseeing the operations of the program management,

medical direction, meetings management and creative services

departments.

-- Ramana Yalamanchili, Ph.D., has advanced to senior vice

president, director of medical affairs from vice president,

director of medical affairs. Dr. Yalamanchili's

responsibilities include managing medical direction, medical

writing and publication planning.

-- Laura Nolan has been promoted to vice president, meetings

management and data services from senior manager, meetings. In

her new role, Ms. Nolan will be responsible for the overall

management of those departments that produce live events,

lectures and advocacy databases.

-- Anthia Mandarakas has been promoted to senior director,

program planning and development from director, program

planning and development. In her new role, Ms. Mandarakas is

responsible for the overall management of multiple program

teams and will play a vital role in growing new business

opportunities.

New Hire:

-- Richard Schifman, M.D., has joined Health Learning Systems as

senior medical director. Immediately prior to joining HLS, Dr.

Schifman served as medical director, anti-infective agents at

Roche Laboratories, Inc., USA. He has also held senior

positions at Bowne Global Solutions, BABO Consulting, Smith

Kline Beckman and the Institute for Diabetic Research, all

located in Munich, Germany, as well as Ela Medical in Paris,

France.

CommonHealth comprises Health Learning Systems, Thomas Ferguson Associates, Adient, The Quantum Group, Noesis Healthcare Interactions, Carbon Healthcare Communications, The Xchange Group, Solara, ProCom International, The Conectics Group, MBS/Vox, Enterprise IG Health, EinsonHealth, MD/Salud, Shire Health New York, CommonHealth Europe, CommonHealth Australia and CommonHealth Kyowa.

CommonHealth also has partnerships with the following companies: Ogilvy Healthcare Network, Media Marketing Solutions, Medical Broadcasting Company (MBC), Pedagogue Solutions and PDI.