Marketing and Sales Newcomer of the Year

 

Bowen Group
Brian Holohan

Brian Holohan joined BMD, a member of the Bowen Group of companies, in 2006. He settled into his role quickly and established a new CRM system for the company, which after considerable success is now being adopted across the group. Brian also set up a new Customer Feedback system, an essential requirement for the company achieving ISO 9001:2000. Having initiated the first BMD corporate golf event which is scheduled annually, Brian established his own company to run construction football tournaments. Brian has now developed his role to assume responsibility for generating new business revenues for the company. He has successfully built relationships with clients to involve BMD in multi-million euro projects.

Castletroy Park Hotel
Aisling Nagle

Aisling Nagle graduated from LSB College with a Degree in Tourism in 1997, and went on to work with Brooks Hotel, Fitzpatrick Castle, and the Berkeley Court Hotel. In 2004 Aisling completed a Masters Degree in International Tourism at University of Limerick. Having joined the Castletroy Park Hotel as Marketing Executive, Aisling was recently promoted to Marketing Manager, in recognition of the strong contribution she has made to the development and implementation of a dynamic marketing strategy which has resulted in a significant uplift in revenues and occupancy. Aisling has specialised in online marketing and she has successfully incorporated this into the broader marketing activity of the hotel.

Leinster Rugby
Ian Murray

Ian Murray has an honours degree in Commerce from UCD and a Masters in Marketing Practice from the Smurfit Business School. In 2006, he joined Leinster Rugby, which promotes and runs the game at all levels throughout the province from minis to the professional team. Ian has brought passion, creativity, and strategic thinking to his role, which spans marketing, commercial and media activities. Ian also is responsible for online communications, community initiatives, the 2007/08 season ticket campaign, and all above the line communications. Ian has also contributed with several new initiatives to Leinster Rugby such expanding the use of new media, development of Junior and Exiles supporters clubs, and expanding community ticketing initiatives.

Sky Europe Airlines
Tomasz Zeglinski

Tomasz Zeglinski joined SkyEurope Airlines in February 2006 as Sales and Marketing Executive with lead responsibility for the commercial activities of the carrier in Ireland and Britain. In his time with the company, Tomasz has succeeded, with limited resources, to increase all the airline's key performance indicators within his remit. Having launched in 2002, SkyEurope is the Central Europe's largest low-cost airline, and is now listed on the Vienna and Warsaw stock exchanges. Tomasz previously worked in the tourism sector in Poland, Australia, and Slovakia as well as here in Ireland. Tomasz is studying for a degree in Tourism Marketing at Dublin Institute of Technology.


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