Three UK has confirmed that Elaine Carey has been appointed as chief commercial officer in addition to her role with Three Ireland. Carey will lead the customer and marketing teams in the UK, driving closer collaboration between the two markets. For Three UK, her brief will be to drive growth by maximising the platform of […]
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Farrell switches to Virgin Media TV
Paul Farrell has been appointed as the new managing director of Virgin Media Television (VMTV) replacing Pat Kiely when he steps down from the role in the coming weeks. Farrell is currently vice-president of commercial for VMTV’s sister company Virgin Media Ireland with responsibility for all of the company’s commercial consumer and B2B activities. Over […]
Donnelly chairs UK promotions shop Prominate
Former Ogilvy Dublin CEO and WPP’s country manager for Ireland JP Donnelly has extended his part-time roles by becoming chairman of London company Prominate. The promotional products supplier is a joint venture with a network of over 1,700 promotional materials industry experts, comprising 70 licensees for materials procurement and sourcing. Prominate’s website claims that clients […]
Corcoran named MD at Opinions research agency
Iarlaith Corcoran has been made managing director at Opinions, the research agency launched by David Cullen. Corcoran (above) and Cullen had worked together at OI Research and more recently at Red C. His 15 years in the business also saw him serve as director of Kantar and he has lectured in research methods and statistics […]
Field takes over at Marketing Institute
David Field has been appointed as the interim chief executive of the Marketing Institute in place of Tom Trainor who stepped down from the role recently to pursue other interests. Field, who has until recently served as chairman of the institute’s board, had already stepped down from that position with Amárach Research’s Gerard O’Neill filling the […]
Concannon leads Covid-19 information campaign
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has seconded Marketer of the Year 2010 John Concannon from his development role at NUI Galway to manage the Government’s campaign on the Covid-19 coronavirus public health crisis. Concannon was a central part of the the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) which was wound down amid some controversy in 2018. Concannon, who implemented […]
Core Sponsorship makes three senior appointments
Core Sponsorship has announced the further expansion of its practice with the appointment of two new sponsorship directors and a senior media sponsorship manager. Karen Doyle (right) joins as media sponsorship director from IRS + where she was in sales and marketing. She will negotiate and implement client media sponsorship strategies. Sean Rea has been […]
Mitchell takes charge of branding at WaterWipes
One of Ireland’s most highly-regarded consumer marketers and the former global president for Mars Wrigley’s gum and mints category Orla Mitchell has joined WaterWipes to help guide the Irish company’s pure baby wipes business strategy and brand development. A seasoned confectionery marketer, she worked with Miriam Hughes at Nestle Confectionery before going on to senior […]
Prior new digital boss at Three
Three Ireland has appointed Paul Prior as its head of digital. This role will see Prior lead Three’s digital-first strategy to support future growth, leveraging innovative technologies across key areas including 5G and IoT. He joins from FTI Consulting where he was managing director for three years and worked in various digital roles in the […]
Heaslip to head up Flender’s brand marketing
Former Leinster and Ireland international rugby captain Jamie Heaslip is joining financial lender Flender as its head of brand marketing. Heaslip has been Flender’s brand ambassador since 2017. He will work directly with CEO Kristjan Koik to promote Flender, by increasing brand awareness and developing its marketing communications. Since hanging up his boots, Heaslip has […]
Dervan gets new CMO role at National Lottery
Paul Dervan has been appointed by Premier Lotteries Ireland as the chief marketing officer (CMO) for the National Lottery. The newly-created role will see Dervan take charge of all marketing activity, including brand development and effectiveness, in which he is a specialist. The lottery’s marketing manager Michael Hayes will report into Dervan. Dervan (above centre) […]
Cunningham moves from Rothco to BBDO
Account director Katie Cunningham has moved from Rothco | Accenture Interactive to BBDO Dublin. Cunningham joins the team in Sandymount after having led award-winning campaigns for clients such as Tesco, Unilever and Electric Ireland. Her career started in law and following client-facing roles she decided on making a move to adland. Her experience includes stays […]
Loughnane takes over as IAPI president
Group managing director of the Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) in Ireland Shenda Loughnane is the new president of agency representative body, the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI). She replaces Publicis director Jimmy Murphy, whose six-year term on IAPI’s board now ends. Loughnane joined DAN as group MD in April last year. In her […]
