Ms Carol Fanagan has been appointed to the board of directors of Irish Marketing Surveys, the market research company. Prior to joining the company, she worked as a researcher with the Health Research Board and with Lansdowne Market Research.
The ESB has announced the appointment of Ms Jill Johnston as press officer. Ms Johnston was press officer of Energis, the telecommunications arm of Britain's National Grid Group for the past two years.
Topflight, the tour operator, has appointed Ms Carrie Young as group general manager. Ms Young will have responsibility for the sales and operations departments. She was previously general sales manager of USIT NOW.
Mr Paul O'Donnell has been appointed operations manager for Ireland with TDG Logistics, which provides distribution and logistics solutions. The company has recently established an operation in Clondalkin, Dublin.
Mr Nicholas Cloake has been elected chairman of the Graphic Design Business Association, the representative body of the Irish graphic design industry. Mr Cloake is the creative director of Baseline CS. The new committee comprises Ms Gabrielle Lennon (Dara Design), Mr Kevin Barry (BFK), Ms Aine McPeake (Boyle Design), Mr Eamon Sinnott (Eamon Sinnott & Partners), Ms Mary Doherty (Red Dog Graphics), and Ms Marie McGrath (Huguenot Design).
NRC, the recruitment agency, has appointed Mr Tom Burke group financial controller of the group. He previously worked in the construction and leisure industries in Britain.
Ms Frieda Forde has joined J Walter Thompson Communications as account director. Among her clients are the Finland Tourist Board, Siemens, Bridgestone/Firestone and Finnair. Ms Forde has previously worked for Grayling PR and with Mary Crotty PR.
