Aer Arann marketing guru scoops top award

Aer Arann’s Head of Sales and Marketing, Colin Lewis, has been awarded the prize of Marketing Leader of the Year at the Marketing Institute of Ireland’s Annual Awards.

Over 800 marketing executives and business leaders from all over Ireland gathered to hear RTÉ’s Bryan Dobson announce the winners of the all-Ireland Marketing ‘Oscars’.

The judging panel selected Colin Lewis as the ‘Marketing Leader’ for 2008 from hundreds of entries.

Garry Cullen, Managing Director of Aer Arann, congratulating Colin on his achievement commented that “this prestigious award recognised Colin’s leadership role in the successful growth of Aer Arann as well as his overall contribution to the progression of marketing in Ireland.”

Prior to joining Aer Arann, Colin held several senior international marketing positions in travel and technology industries in Ireland, Australia, Asia and the UK. A graduate of UCD, with a B.Comm and MSc in Marketing Practice, Colin has also completed an MBC from Smurfit Business School.

Aer Arann is Ireland’s premier regional airline with 1.15 million customers a year. They fly from London and UK regions to Cork, Galway, Sligo, Donegal, Waterford and Dublin, as well as the popular European destinations of Nantes, Amsterdam, Faro and Malaga.