Communicorp’s Group Marketing Director Clíona Hayes has been ranked number two on the prestigious Business & Finance CMO100 List.
The CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) 100 list celebrates the leading industry experts in marketing in Ireland today. Published in the latest issue of Business and Finance magazine, Clíona Hayes was placed in second position.
The magazine praises the ‘vast and ever-changing skill set’ of those on the list and commends them as being “crucial figures in steering their companies and their communications.”
Ms Hayes is joined in the top 10 by other market leaders such as Kenny Jacobs of Ryanair, Damien Devaney of Smurfit Kappa and Mariana Espinosa of HSBC.
Speaking on the award Hayes said: “I’m honoured with this fantastic acknowledgement from the panel and the Business & Finance team. It’s a great recognition of the hard work being done by the teams across the Group.”
Hayes joined Communicorp in 2010 as Marketing Manager on 98FM and was promoted to Marketing Director of 98FM, Spin1038 and Spin South West. She was promoted to the role of Group Marketing Director in January 2014 and currently works across all the Group brands.
Communicorp CEO Gervaise Slowey commented: “The team here at Communicorp are delighted to see Clíona featured so highly on this prestigious list. The recognition is very well deserved by Clíona and it’s a testament to the great marketing being done across the Communicorp brands.”