Stan McCarthy named as recipient of All Ireland Marketing Champion award.
Sell out event for Ireland’s Marketing Showcase on Thursday 19 May.
The Marketing Institute of Ireland has announced that Stan McCarthy of Kerry Group is the recipient of the 2016 All Ireland Marketing Champion award. Stan McCarthy is Chief Executive of Kerry Group, which has become a world leader in food ingredients and flavours and a leading consumer foods processing and marketing organisation.
The award will be presented on Thursday 19th May at the All Ireland Marketing Awards gala dinner in the DoubleTree by Hilton, Dublin. Almost 900 marketing professionals will gather to honour 90 shortlisted finalist companies, selected from among hundreds of entries, who are competing across 18 categories, making up what is a showcase of Irish marketing achievement. The award winners will be announced on the night by RTÉ’s Bryan Dobson.
Speaking at the announcement of Stan McCarthy as the Marketing Champion award recipient, Marketing Institute chief executive Tom Trainor said “It is important that business leaders who place professional marketing front and centre are given due recognition, and we are delighted to recognise Stan McCarthy as a leader of a global business that understands the link between strong marketing and financial success.
Stan McCarthy, Chief Executive, Kerry Group said: “Kerry Group has been built upon firm strategic marketing foundations, and a strong understanding of the markets that we serve. This award is a welcome testimony to our customer-centred ethos, and I thank the Marketing Institute for this on behalf of all my colleagues.”
All Ireland Marketing Awards Shortlisted Entries:
Category |
Finalist | |
New Product/New Market Award | Glanbia Consumer Foods | |
Heineken Ireland | ||
Kerry Foods | ||
McDonalds | ||
Unilever Ireland | ||
Gradam Gnó as Gaeilge | Meangadh Fibín | |
Nemeton TV | ||
RTÉ | ||
Tayto Park | ||
Trinity College Dublin | ||
Loyalty Marketing Award | Bank of Ireland | |
Electric Ireland | ||
Glanbia Consumer Foods | ||
Meteor | ||
SuperValu Musgrave | ||
Brand Campaign Award | Bord Gáis Energy | |
Boyne Valley Group | ||
KBC Bank Ireland | ||
Kerry Foods | ||
Largo Foods | ||
Customer Experience Award | AIB | |
Gas Networks Ireland | ||
Heineken Ireland | ||
Irish Life | ||
SuperValu Musgrave | ||
Market Research Award | Aer Lingus | |
Heineken Ireland | ||
Independent News & Media | ||
Kerry Foods | ||
Lidl Ireland | ||
eCommerce Award | Bord Gáis Energy | |
Harvey Norman | ||
Littlewoods Ireland | ||
VHI Group Services | ||
Virgin Media | ||
Sponsorship Management Award | AIB | |
AIG | ||
Aldi Stores Ireland | ||
Heineken Ireland | ||
Vodafone Ireland | ||
Public Relations Campaign Award | Diageo | |
Largo Foods | ||
Lidl Ireland | ||
Mars Ireland | ||
Virgin Media | ||
Mobile Marketing Award | AIB | |
Centra Musgrave | ||
KBC Back Ireland | ||
Littlewoods Ireland | ||
Three Ireland | ||
International Marketing Award | Hanley Energy | |
Horseware | ||
Ornua | ||
The Taxback Group | ||
Tourism Ireland | ||
Integrated Marketing Award | Bord Gáis Energy | |
Centra Musgrave | ||
GAA | ||
Mondelez Ireland | ||
Virgin Media | ||
Corporate Social Responsibility | Jacobs Douwe Egberts | |
Laya Healthcare | ||
Lidl Ireland | ||
Tesco Ireland | ||
Woodies | ||
Small Business Marketing Award | Adams & Butler | |
BFree Foods | ||
Kennys | ||
Keoghs | ||
Vayu Energy | ||
Marketing Innovation Award | Heineken Ireland | |
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard | ||
Mondelez Ireland | ||
RTÉ | ||
WaterWipes | ||
Digital Marketing Campaign Award | Britvic | |
Fáilte Ireland | ||
Liberty Insurance | ||
Permanent TSB | ||
Three Ireland | ||
Advertising Campaign Award | Aldi Stores Ireland | |
EBS | ||
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SuperValu Musgrave | ||
Virgin Media | ||
Marketing Team of the Year | AIB | |
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Glanbia Consumer Foods | ||
Heineken Ireland | ||
McDonalds | ||
All Ireland Marketing Champion | Stan McCarthy |