Elvira Arzubialde

Elvira leads VMLY&R Health for Spain, taking responsibility for two Spanish offices and operations across Madrid and Barcelona. Her award-winning creative team took home the Best Health & Wellness Advertising Agency in Spain award from El Publicista.  

With over 30 years of experience, she spent the first 10 years of her career focused on consumer, corporate and political campaigns. She moved into health as a specialty after integrating her own agency in Barcelona into a global advertising network. She has extensive expertise in oncology, haematology, inflammatory diseases, CNS, dermatology, rare diseases and other therapeutic areas.  

Elvira has collaborated with many universities and is a regular speaker on the health and marketing circuit. She also regularly publishes articles in the Professional Spanish Press including (PMFarma, FarmaEspaña, IPMark). Elvira has supported non-profit organizations such as Curarte Foundation in the past, and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for Elena Barraquer Foundation. She is also Vice-President AEAPS (Spain’s Health Specialized Agencies Association)