Abi Moran, chief executive of Folk Wunderman Thompson, has been elected as the new president of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) for the next two years. She will assume the post at the start of January. She succeeds Seán Hynes, co-founder of Bonfire. Moran has worked in adland for over 20 years […]
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Curtin rejoins Heineken as marketing director
Heineken Ireland has appointed Fiona Curtin as marketing director to succeed Sharon Walsh, who was promoted to managing director of the Dutch brewer’s Irish operation earlier this year. Since leaving Heineken for the second time in 2018, she worked as Jameson’s global planning and communications director at Pernod Ricard. She then held an interim post […]
RTÉ appoints Deans commercial director
Gavin Deans has been appointed as the new commercial director at RTÉ. Deans, 45, was managing director of Media Central, the sales house owned by Bauer Media. He replaces Geraldine O’Leary who resigned from the role in the summer, shortly before she was due to retire. He will take on the new position in February. […]
Dervan to leave National Lottery
Current Marketer of the Year Paul Dervan has resigned as chief marketing officer of the National Lottery. He was appointed by Premier Lotteries Ireland to the newly-created CMO role three years ago. He was in charge across all the lottery’s marketing activity, including brand development and effectiveness, in which he is a specialist. Dervan will […]
Corrigan moves to Domino’s Pizza
Domino’s Pizza has appointed Eoin Corrigan as head of marketing for Ireland. He will report jointly into Annelie McCaffrey, the company’s former director of marketing who is now managing director and Sarah Barron, chief marketing officer for Domino’s UK & Ireland. Corrigan joins from GroupM’s Essencemediacom where he spent eight years. He was most recently […]
Linehan new Local Ireland president
Dan Linehan, head of Irish Times regional newspapers, is the new president of Local Ireland, the association representing local news publishers around the country. He succeeds Declan McGuire, managing director of the Connacht Tribune. His appointment was confirmed at Local Ireland’s AGM at Bloomfield House Hotel near Mullingar. Linehan, who was vice president of Local […]
EssenceMediacom make six appointments
GroupM media planning and buying agency EssenceMediacom Ireland has announced six new appointments. Dylan Long, Alec Thibault and Amy-Leigh McCluskey have joined the agency as account managers, while Paige Haarhoff has joined as a digital account manager. Connor Dale and Hannah Donnelly have also joined the agency in account executive roles. Long joins the agency […]
Moran and Murphy promoted at VMTV
Virgin Media Television has made some changes to its management team with Tara Moran being made head of sales while Sarah Murphy has been promoted to head of strategy, insights and trading. Moran has worked in VMTV for the past three and a half years as head of client solutions. Prior to this she was […]
ASAI adds Hanna to complaints group
The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) has appointed Paul Hanna to its complaints committee. Hanna currently holds the role of deputy director for consumer enforcement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). He worked with the London Metropolitan Police Service as a police officer for 15 years. During his time with the LMPS, […]
Sharon Walsh to head up Heineken
Sharon Walsh has been promoted to managing director at Heineken Ireland. She replaces Maarten Schuurman in the role as he takes charge of Heineken’s east and West Africa operations from the start of April. In his new role he will be responsible for operating companies in Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and a joint […]
Austin gets new ops role at BBDO
BBDO Dublin has made a key internal promotion at the outset of the new year with Karen Austin stepping into the newly-created role of business and operations director. With over 11 years in client service roles, Austin joined the Sandymount agency in 2021 from Rothco, now Droga5. At BBDO, she has led teams on Northern […]
Elevate marks 21st with promotions
PR agency Elevate is now celebrating 21 years in business. To mark the milestone, Elevate has announced a new leadership set-up with Claire Feely promoted to deputy managing director and Catherine O’Connor to senior account director. Founder Emma Kelly remains on as managing director, leading a team of nine driven by consumer insights and trends. […]
Welsh appointed CD at Connelly Partners
Eoin Welsh has been appointed creative director of independent creative agency Connelly Partners Dublin. He is part of the Boston-based group’s global creative team, led by chief creative officer Alyssa Toro. A native of Dublin, Welsh has worked in South Africa for the last 30 years at Ogilvy, TBWA and Havas Worldwide where he was […]
