AN Bord Trachtala's Marketplace Executive of the Year award has gone to Mr Maurice O'Mahony, general manager of Hanna Hats of Donegal. In the past five years, Hanna Hats has doubled its turnover which is forecast to reach £750,000 in the current year, with overseas sales to markets in Britain, Europe, North America, Japan and Australia representing almost three quarters of turnover.

The Marketplace Programme is aimed at small and medium sized companies and involves the selection and subvention of a business studies graduate who joins a company as a full time marketing executive for a one year trial period.