Michael Barbella, Managing Editor08.08.22
Withings has appointed Elizabeth Coleon as its new chief marketing officer. Based in Paris, Coleon is tasked with helping the company grow globally via its consumer device and Health Solutions divisions.
"The last few years have only confirmed the growing need on the part of society to take back control of their health! The challenge of the next few years is to make people aware of the extent to which connected health objects allow the creation of a medical service that benefits each individual and humanity," Withings CEO Mathieu Letombe said. "With her international and service experience, Elizabeth will enable Withings to better communicate the power of a service driven by innovative, contextual and accurate data."
A leader in the connected health space, consumers use Withings connected devices, including smart scales, blood pressure monitors, smartwatches and sleep trackers every day to monitor their health and fitness vitals. Coleon will leverage her previous expertise in selling high-value services to further accelerate Withings development worldwide.
Prior to joining Withings, Coleon was marketing director and chief revenue officer at Qonto, a French online payment company for freelancers and SME’s,where, as a member of the team, she participated in the hyper-growth of the neo-bank. In addition, Coleon was director of Commercial growth at PayPal for five years, where she supported and developed customer focus, marketing strategies, and helped grow the overall fintech business.
Coleon earned a bachelor of arts degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. After graduating, she joined Goldman Sachs and then Paul Capital Partners, where she spent nearly 10 years in mergers and acquisitions and investments.
"After working for inspiring service management companies, I am thrilled to join Withings. The healthcare industry is accelerating and being radically transformed by data from connected devices. By developing an ecosystem of services at the center of our users' needs, we are accelerating our mission to create the ultimate home health experience that helps prevent certain diseases," said Coleon.
Established in 2008, Withings develops connected health technology. Its team of engineers, data scientists, and healthcare professionals have enthused every day, elegant lifestyle objects with medical and wellness capabilities to efficiently track health vitals. Its range of in-home devices can monitor more than 20 health and wellness parameters and are used daily by millions of people worldwide. Its portfolio of devices that includes connected scales, hybrid watches, smart thermometers, blood pressure monitors, and sleep trackers empower individuals to take back control of their health and track medical and wellness data.
"The last few years have only confirmed the growing need on the part of society to take back control of their health! The challenge of the next few years is to make people aware of the extent to which connected health objects allow the creation of a medical service that benefits each individual and humanity," Withings CEO Mathieu Letombe said. "With her international and service experience, Elizabeth will enable Withings to better communicate the power of a service driven by innovative, contextual and accurate data."
A leader in the connected health space, consumers use Withings connected devices, including smart scales, blood pressure monitors, smartwatches and sleep trackers every day to monitor their health and fitness vitals. Coleon will leverage her previous expertise in selling high-value services to further accelerate Withings development worldwide.
Prior to joining Withings, Coleon was marketing director and chief revenue officer at Qonto, a French online payment company for freelancers and SME’s,where, as a member of the team, she participated in the hyper-growth of the neo-bank. In addition, Coleon was director of Commercial growth at PayPal for five years, where she supported and developed customer focus, marketing strategies, and helped grow the overall fintech business.
Coleon earned a bachelor of arts degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. After graduating, she joined Goldman Sachs and then Paul Capital Partners, where she spent nearly 10 years in mergers and acquisitions and investments.
"After working for inspiring service management companies, I am thrilled to join Withings. The healthcare industry is accelerating and being radically transformed by data from connected devices. By developing an ecosystem of services at the center of our users' needs, we are accelerating our mission to create the ultimate home health experience that helps prevent certain diseases," said Coleon.
Established in 2008, Withings develops connected health technology. Its team of engineers, data scientists, and healthcare professionals have enthused every day, elegant lifestyle objects with medical and wellness capabilities to efficiently track health vitals. Its range of in-home devices can monitor more than 20 health and wellness parameters and are used daily by millions of people worldwide. Its portfolio of devices that includes connected scales, hybrid watches, smart thermometers, blood pressure monitors, and sleep trackers empower individuals to take back control of their health and track medical and wellness data.