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Elevate
Alan Hill
Location: Leitrim
Phone No: +353 87 320 7619
Email: nicejob1@gmail.com
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1. What Alan Does:
Visioning; Business & Social Enterprise Mentoring; Strategic Planning;
Marketing & Communications Strategist; Project Management; & Sustainable
Tourism Development Consultant.
2. What is Alan’s Primary Experience:
CEO, Town & Country Homes - 2006 Jan - 2007 July
The post encompassed operationally managing Irelands leading
B&B organisation with over 1300 members and 30 staff. His external
responsibilities included creating a new strategic vision to enable the home
stay sector to survive and thrive while representing the company on key
national and all island strategic committees. He is credited with rebranding
the organisation B&B Ireland and developing the concept of themed B&B.
Manager, Western Development Tourism Programme, 2001 - 2006
A landmark multi-agency company focusing on innovation applied to
sustainable tourism development in the seven counties of the west - among
the notable legacies conceived and developed by Alan were Walking
in the West and the internationally recognised Green Box (Irelands first
ecotourism destination). As manager he consulted / partnered with seven
different development agencies and hundreds of special interest, community
development and private sector actors.
Marketing & Development Manager, Shannon Erne Waterway, 1997 - 2001
The flagship cross border multi-agency project of the 1990’s. It’s legacy still
obvious in the economy for the western border region. His responsibilities
included devising and delivering a global marketing/communications strategy
for the islands inland waterways together with managing the IFI / UK-RoI
Government Capital Development Programme for the corridor region. Given
the cross border nature of the territory peace building was an important pillar
of the role.
Marketing Manager / Director, Armagh Regional Tourism Consortium,
1993 - 1997
A local government post responsible for building and branding the tourism
offering of NI third city and district. The multi faceted role was largely
focused on heritage while empowering the five major built heritage attraction
of the area. As part of his Armagh City & District Council experience he
was co-opted for two years as Director of Armagh Together 1994/’95 the
largest ever cross community festival in NI. The festival received extensive
worldwide recognition for its peace building legacy.
Note: Long CV & professional referees available upon request.