BBDO Dublin has appointed Brazil native Adriano Eliezer as its new planning director to work alongside head of strategy Sarah Hughes. He was previously global strategy director with BBDO in Germany. His client portfolio includes Honda, Nissan, Adidas, Citibank and P&G. His industry awards include an Effie and Cannes Young Lions for best strategist. Eliezer […]
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Boys+Girls hires Bridget Johnson as new ECD
South African creative Bridget Johnson has joined Boys+Girls as executive creative director. Johnson has worked with leading agencies in the RSA over the past 20 years, creating work for global brands and winning many awards along the way, including gongs at the Cannes Lions, The One Show, D&AD and Clios. She has also sat on […]
Bord Bia appoints Connaughton for future talent
Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture marketing agency Bord Bia has appointed Karen Connaughton as its new industry talent manager with responsibility for its academy which aims to identify and develop future executive talent for the industry. Connaughton returns to Ireland from Bord Bia in the UK, where she has worked for the past five years. […]
Colm O’Reilly to chair NewsBrands
Business Post chief executive Colm O’Reilly is the new chairman of NewsBrands Ireland, the representative body for Ireland’s national news publishers, print and online. O’Reilly has represented the Post on the NewsBrands’ management committee for the past three years. He has over 25 years experience in business and media in Ireland, the US and UK. […]
O’Flaherty made director of Core Learning
Mark O’Flaherty has been appointed director of Core Learning. He first joined the Core in 2016 as development director focusing on analysing the organisational needs for development and the training needs of new recruits. He will now expand his responsibilities to encompass the learning and CPD needs for Core’s 330 employees across its various practices. […]
Griffiths heads up social entrepreneurs body
Former OMD boss Tim Griffiths has been appointed as chief executive of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI). Since its foundation in 2004, SEI has supported around 375 social entrepreneurs in tackling such problems nationwide. Griffiths has over 25 years’ experience of working in adland and was instrumental in launching Initiative Media in Ireland. He first came […]
Siobhán Cronin made new Southern Star editor
The Southern Star has appointed Siobhán Cronin as its new editor, the newspaper’s first female editor in its 132-year history. The Southern Star is a West Cork-based media company encompassing print, digital and creative design services. It is owned by the O’Regan family, who reside in Skibbereen. Liam O’Regan edited the paper from 1958 until […]
Field lands Marketing Institute’s CEO job
David Field has been formally appointed as the chief executive of the Marketing Institute following six months in the job on an interim basis. He replaces Tom Trainor who quit the role to pursue other interests. Field, who chaired the institute’s board, stepped down from that role with Amárach Research’s Gerard O’Neill taking over for […]
NewsBrands’ CEO expresses criticism of FMC
The representative body for Ireland’s national newspapers NewsBrands has questioned the formation of the newly-formed Future of Media Commission (FMC), set up by the Government to examine the future of broadcast, print and digital journalism at a time when the traditional funding model is no longer viable, as they say it does not reflect press […]
Barker appointed IDI’s first CEO
Ireland’s oldest and largest association of design professionals, the Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) has appointed former Dynamo agency director Charlotte Barker as its inaugural chief executive. To date, IDI has been volunteer-led and run by design professionals across various design disciplines such as architecture, interior, strategic and product design. Up to now, board […]
AAI appoints Diageo’s Balsamo as VP
The Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI), the national advocacy group for promoting the interests of advertisers, has appointed Constance Balsamo as its new vice-president. Balsamo serves as head of alcohol policy and public affairs for Ireland at the British drinks giant Diageo and was previously the company’s head of the EU internal market in […]
Sinclair takes on MD role at Kinetic
Out of home specialist Kinetic has appointed former OMD Ireland deputy managing director Andrew Sinclair as the agency’s new managing director in place of co-founder Carol Hogan. In a statement, Kinetic’s CEO and co-founder Simon Durham confirmed that Hogan will continue to be actively involved in the business and is to remain on as finance […]
Liddy elected as new AAI president
Aer Lingus’s head of digital marketing Derek Liddy has been appointed as the new president of the Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI), the body which lobbies on behalf of advertisers and promotes their interests nationally. Liddy has over 20 years’ experience in developing digital strategies and marketing, as well as TV and video communications. […]
