The Marketing Academy ‘Merlin Awards’ are the only marketing industry awards given to people for who they are, rather than for the job that they do. Each of The Marketing Academy’s graduation Scholars selects just one person from all of the mentors, leaders and speakers who have donated their time across the Scholarship programme. It’s a small way of appreciating the individual from whom the Scholar received an extra special gift of wisdom, advice, insight or inspiration.
The Merlin Awards were personally presented to the winning mentors at a Gala Party on Monday 12th May at a new bar in Diageo’s head office in North London. The awards themselves, a glass paperweight, were inscribed with Academy’s Mascot ‘Merlin’ the Owl.
The winning recipients of the 2014 Merlin Awards are…
Amanda Mackenzie, CMO of Aviva Group
Andrew McGuiness, Chairman of Sevendials PR
Andrew Swaffield, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines
Andy Duncan, CEO of Camelot
Andy Sandoz, Creative Partner of Work Club
Carol Brannigan, Director of B2B Consulting
Cilla Snowball, Group Chairman & CEO of AMV BBDO
Craig Inglis, Director of Marketing of John Lewis
Deborah Dolce, Senior VP & Group Marketing Director of TK Maxx
Dominic Grounsell, Personal Marketing Director of RSA
Elizabeth Fagan, Marketing Director of Boots UK
Emma Harris, Marketing Director of Virgin Holidays
Gail Gallie, Former CEO of Fallon
James Scroggs, Founder of HOOP London
Jenny Ashmore, CMO of Scottish & Southern Electric
John Harber, Global Sales Director of Jawbone
Jon Goldstone, Marketing VP for Unilever
Julia Porter, Director of Consumer Revenues at Guardian Media Group
Julian Ingram, EVP Europe of McCann World Group
Katie Vanneck-Smith, Chief Marketing Office, News UK
Kevin Allen, Founder of re:kap
Mike Hughes, Director General of ISBA
Paul Stobart, CEO of Tunstall
Penny Ferguson, CEO of The Living Leader
Philippa Snare, Chief Marketing Officer for Microsoft
Russ Lidstone, CEO of Havas London
Russ Shaw, Founder of Tech London Advocates
Sarah Warby, Marketing Director for J Sainsbury
Stephen Miron, CEO of Global Radio
Suki Thompson, Founder of The Oystercatchers
Sherilyn Shackell, Founder of The Marketing Academy says: “Here at The Marketing Academy we are lucky to have over 80 of the UK’s greatest marketers and leaders donating their time to mentor and develop our Scholars. Their generosity, honesty, openness and insight is nothing short of inspirational. The Merlin Awards are a lovely way for the Scholars to express their heartfelt gratitude’’
