Bulmers employee is marketer of the year

Maurice Breen, the marketing director of Bulmers Limited, part of the C&C group, has been named marketer of the year.

Mr Breen won the title, organised by Marketing magazine, primarily for the huge success of the Magners brand in the UK market.

The other finalists were Deirdre Ashe of Vivas Health, Loretta Lambkin of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and Fintan Lonergan of Aer Lingus.