» Ronan Gillespie

Ronan Gillespie – Associate Consultant, Bullseye Food Marketing:

Ronan has mentored a number of companies on Irish Exporters Association’s business development programmes, such as Channel Clusters, True Marketing, and Celtic Recipes.

Ronan’s experience includes 16 years in the international drinks business with Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, where he played a major role in the success of Jameson Irish Whiskey. Having progressed through the ranks to the position of Regional Director Developing Markets, Ronan had overall responsibility for sales development, profit, and the successful implementation of Jamesons marketing strategy.  The Jameson marketing strategy was rolled out at various stages, in a number of significant markets in Europe, and throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia. 

Ronan is a very strategic individual with broad business experience. His key skills are in finding appropriate solutions through taking initiative, planning, negotiating, project management, and people and resource management. He holds a B.A. (hons.) in International Marketing & Languages from Dublin City University, and speaks French, German, Italian and Spanish.