Global leader in digital therapeutics, SilverCloud Health, strengthens executive leadership team with new Chief Marketing Officer

Dublin, London, March 11, 2019— SilverCloud Health, the global leader in Digital Therapeutics for mental, emotional, and behavioural health, today announced Eugene Varughese will be joining the company’s executive team as Chief Marketing Officer.

Varughese, an accomplished healthcare leader and innovator, brings over 15 years of healthcare and digital health expertise to the role, with specialized knowledge in medical technology and patient engagement.  Varughese most recently served as Johnson & Johnson’s Healthcare Solutions Portfolio Head. Prior to J&J, Varughese spent more than a decade at Philips Healthcare as their Head of International Business for its Connected Care and Population Health business and Global Marketing Excellence leader for its advanced diagnostic imaging business.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Eugene to the rapidly growing SilverCloud Health team,” said Ken Cahill, CEO of SilverCloud Health. “He brings deep healthcare knowledge to the Chief Marketing Officer role, coupled with extensive experience in global marketing strategy and outreach. We will be leveraging Eugene’s exceptional skills and track record to drive visibility into SilverCloud’s transformation of mental healthcare with its unrivaled Clinical outcomes, extensive research and multi-award-winning platform.”

According to the Mental Health Foundation most Britons (65%) experience a mental health problem - like a panic attack or depression with mental health problems costing UK £94bn a year according to the OECD. The SilverCloud digital mental health platform is being used today by over 240 organizations globally and has over 30 evidence-based programmes to address a broad spectrum of conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety, as well as specific programmes for long-term chronic conditions (diabetes, COPD, and chronic pain).

“This is a pivotal time for the company as SilverCloud Health looks to scale both the reach and impact of the company’s evidence-based digital mental therapeutics programs,” said Eugene Varughese. “Mental health is a severely underdiagnosed and underserved segment of the healthcare industry, and I look forward to working with the SilverCloud team and our customers to drive access to our award-winning programs."

Eugene holds an Engineering degree from University of Sydney and an MBA from Manchester Business School. He has also completed executive education with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.