Rob Burke – Wilson Hartnell
Rob Burke is an Account Manager with Wilson Hartnell’s Sports Sponsorship team. He plays a central role in activating and managing sponsorship campaigns for some of the industry’s biggest sponsors, including Guinness, Centra, Electric Ireland, KPMG and FBD.
He previously worked for Teneo, across the Sponsorship and the Brand Strategy and Communications teams – working on the likes of the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon and Lidl’s 20×20 campaign, as well as brand campaigns for Samsung, Toyota and Sky.
Rob graduated from UCD with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Management in 2014, followed by an MSc in Marketing from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. He also completed the ESA Sports Sponsorship Diploma in 2020.
He is an avid supporter of numerous sports with a particular love of rugby, both as a Leinster and Ireland fan, as well as for Leeds United.
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This annual list identifies those under the age of 30 who are making a mark in the business of sport in 2022. It is compiled with the ongoing support of PwC, ‘where potential becomes success’.
The criteria for nomination is that they should either be working in a role that sees them playing a significant part in sports administration, sports marketing or the commercial world of sport; or that they are a graduate of an Irish third-level institution and making their mark on the international stage, and that they were born in or after 1992.
