“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton
The Oxford English Dictionary describes a Mentor as “An experienced and trusted adviser” and at The Marketing Academy we are lucky to have some of the UK’s greatest marketers and leaders donate their time to advise, encourage and share experiences with our Scholars. We created the Merlin Awards as a way to celebrate those extraordinary mentors who donate their time to help develop the next generation of marketing leaders.
Each of The Marketing Academy’s 2015 Graduating Class of Scholars select just one person from all the mentors, leaders and speakers they meet across their Scholarship year to receive a ‘Merlin Award’. It’s their way of thanking and appreciating the individual from whom they received an extra special piece of inspiration.
The Merlin Awards, a glass plaque inscribed with the words “Thank you for your inspiration guidance and support” were announced to the winning Mentors at a Gala Party on Tuesday 10th May at the Emirates Stadium in North London.
The winning recipients of the 2016 Merlin Awards are…
Andrew McGuinness – CEO at Freud Communications
Andy Weston-Webb – Chief Commercial Officer at Nomad Foods Group
Carol Brannigan – Director at B2B Consulting Ltd
Christian Woolfenden – CEO at Lyst
Cilla Snowball – Group Chairman & CEO at AMV BBDO
Craig Inglis – Customer Director at John Lewis Plc
Deborah Dolce – Senior Vice President, Group Marketing Director at TJX Europe
Dominic Grounsell – Global Marketing Director at Travelex
Emma Harris – Founder at Glow
Gail Gallie – Founder of Project Everyone and CEO at Jamie Oliver Foundation
James Scroggs – Founder at HOOP London
Jon Goldstone – Global VP for Baking & Cooking at Unilever UK and Ireland
Jonathan Earle – Former Head of Customer Strategy & Development at Telefonica O2 UK
Karen Buchanan – UK CEO at Publicis
Kristof Fahy – CMO at Ladbrokes
Margaret Jobling – Marketing Director at British Gas
Mark Evans – Group Marketing Director at Direct Line Group
Michele McGrath – Chief Operating Officer at Brand Learning
Mike Hughes – Director General at ISBA
Nick Baughan – UK CEO at Maxus Global
Nigel Bogle – Group Chairman at BBH Global (Bartle Bogle & Hegarty)
Nigel Holland – Regional President, EMEA at Tata Global Beverages
Philip Almond – Director of Marketing and Audiences at BBC
Philippa Snare – CMO EMEA at Facebook
Ronan Dunne – CEO at Telefonica O2 UK
Sam Conniff – Co-Founder at Livity
Steve Parker – CEO at Starcom Mediavest Group
Suki Thompson – Founder at Oystercatchers
Tim Duffy – CEO at M&C Saatchi
Tracy De Groose – CEO UK at Dentsu Aegis Network
