Mags McLoughlin is the new chief executive of the Irish Writers Centre (IWC). McLoughlin’s background is in communications, marketing, sponsorship and business development in Ireland and overseas. Her scope of work has also included change management, resource building, strategy development and funding enhancements. For many years, she has written fiction and holds an MA in […]
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Cummins moves to NBS agency
Sky Ireland’s head of communications Neal Cummins has moved to Navy Blue Sports (NBS) talent agency and will head up the agency’s new communications division. Founded in 2011 by former Ireland rugby international, Niall Woods, NBS specialises in representing some of Ireland’s leading sports stars including Ireland rugby captain Caelan Doris, Jack Crowley, Garry Ringrose, […]
Ryan to take on AIB customer role
AIB has appointed Orlaith Ryan as chief customer officer. The move follows changes to the bank’s executive committee aimed at delivering a three-year strategy with a sharper focus on serving the bank’s 3.3 million customers, greening the business and driving efficiencies. The new CCO role is aimed at enhancing customer experience through better understanding of […]
Melarkey joins Ogilvy from FH
Brian Melarkey has taken on the new role of group creative director at Ogilvy Ireland, joining from PR agency FleishmanHillard. Melarkey was an executive creative director with FH’s European Middle East and Africa (EMEA) network and was on the Omnicom’s agency’s global creative leadership team. Sharon Murphy, chief executive, Ogilvy Ireland, described Melarkey as a […]
BBH Dublin appoints Pasalar as strategy lead
BBH Dublin has appointed Darius Pasalar as its strategy lead. He has worked across agencies in Ireland and the UK on brands such as Häagen-Dazs, Pernod Ricard and Visa. He joins BBH from Accenture Song’s Droga5 where he was head of planning on AIB, Kerry Foods and Epidemic Sounds. Prior to that, he was strategy […]
Leonie Tansey takes reins at IMS
Leonie Tansey is the new managing director of Galway agency IMS Marketing. She has also been appointed to the role of senior vice president of European operations at IMS’s parent company, Locomotive. Tansey’s career has included leadership roles in branding, marketing and digital marketing, in Ireland and New Zealand. She joined IMS in 2014 as […]
RTÉ names Carson and Monahan for new posts
RTÉ have announced new management appointments in the roles of director of video and director of audio respectively. Steve Carson returns to RTÉ as director of video. For the past seven years he was head of BBC Scotland, where he led 1,100 staff across 13 centres, producing content for TV, radio and digital platforms. A […]
Jennings new CMO at National Lottery
Premier Lotteries Ireland, the operator of the Irish National Lottery since 2015, has appointed Sarah Jennings as its new chief marketing officer. Jennings has extensive marketing and commercial experience from working with Sky for almost ten years, where she played a central role in shaping and driving the success of Sky’s product range. Most recently, […]
Doyle gets CEO job at Bauer group
Bauer Media Audio (BMA), the Europe-wide digital commercial radio broadcaster and podcast operator, has announced that Chris Doyle has been appointed as chief executive of BMA in Ireland. He joined the German-owned company in 2021 when they acquired Communicorp Group from previous owner Denis O’Brien, of which he was chief operating officer. He became interim […]
Madden new MD at Forsman & Bodenfors
Jane Madden has been appointed as managing director of Forsman & Bodenfors Dublin, the creative agency formerly known as In the Company of Huskies. She will also stay on in her current role as interim strategy director and will report into CEO Jonathan Forrest. Madden started her career in adland in the US with Goodby […]
Wielopolski rejoins Bloom as ECD
Liam Wielopolski has rejoined Bloom as executive creative director. He has a wealth of international agency experience having worked with DDB, Y&R and Saatchi & Saatchi in his native South Africa. More recently, he was ECD at Core for four and half years. Over his 17 years in the business, he has racked up over […]
Kirwan to head up marketing at Flogas
Rita Kirwan has joined Flogas as marketing and communications director. A highly respected marketer, she has held senior roles with some of Ireland’s best known retail, telco, FMCG and drinks brand owners. Most recently, she spent over nine years at German-owned discounter Aldi Ireland where she created the Kevin the Carrot advertising character and developed […]
IBI appoints Kelly as chief executive
The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) has appointed Michael Kelly to the new role of chief executive. The IBI represents the interests of Ireland’s independent radio broadcasters and their listeners with government, regulatory authorities, and stakeholders at a national and European level. The organisation claims that radio services provided by its member stations deliver a primetime […]
