Robert Hill
Having established his golf operational experience in the UK with Marriott Hotels & Resorts and the Forest of Arden, Robert returned to Ireland in 1998 to establish Carr Golf Services with Marty Carr. As Operations Director, he oversaw the development of Ireland’s first professional golf business consulting company with 5 courses under management. In 2003, he founded Robert Hill Consulting to provide specialised golf management, marketing and executive recruitment services to the growing list of clubs and resorts throughout Europe and bring together a team with unrivalled expertise in the development, management and marketing of golf clubs and resorts.
Email Robert Hill at robert@roberthillconsulting.com
Sandra Ruttle
Sandra Ruttle trained as an accountant and worked for 12 years in merchant banking before being appointed Finance Director with the Private Banking arm of Irish Life and Permanent. She joined Denis O’Brien’s organisation in July 2000, initially working in Mr. O’Brien’s private investment office, before becoming a Director of Quinta do Lago S.A. and other similar residential development projects across Europe. In early 2004, Sandra was appointed as General Manager of PGA European Tour Courses. She has extensive experience of international golf and Real Estate development markets.
Email Sandra at sandra@roberthillconsulting.com
Katie Brock
A psychology graduate from University College Dublin and business studies graduate from the Michael Smurfit School of Business, Katie has been a public relations specialist for over 5 years, and coordinates our European public relations service. Having worked with blue chip clients like the ESB and Eircom, Katie has also acted as a public relations consultant to the fashion and interiors industries as well as marketing manager for the boutique financial services company Montaigne Investments. Katie has established an exceptional reputation as a golf industry public relations consultant since teaming up with golf development firm Turfgrass Consultancy to oversee their public relations strategy in 2002. Her creative input, organisational abilities and media contacts means she is an invaluable resource for our clients hoping to achieve real market penetration.
Email Katie Brock at katie@roberthillconsulting.com
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Brian McCallen
With responsibility for our United States public relations service, Brian has long been regarded as one of the finest golf/travel writers in America. Currently a marketing and pr consultant to several top development companies, hospitality firms and resorts, his vast experience provides clients with an exceptional guide to promoting their business in the US. He is a hospitality industry veteran with a wide range of established contacts among tour operators, tourist boards, air carriers, course designers, and golf media throughout the USA.
A senior editor of Golf Magazine in New York for over 16 years, he is the author of three books - Golf Resorts of the World (1993) and Top 100 Courses You Can Play Can Play (1999), each a ‘Book of the Month Club’ selection, are still in print. A third Abrams book, Golf’s Best New Destinations, was released in October, 2006.
Email Brian McCallen at brian@roberthillconsulting.com
Andy Hiseman
After 18 years the media, encompassing national press (The Sun, The News of The World), national radio (RTL, Radio Luxembourg, Atlantic 252), consumer goods (Hornby Hobbies), consumer magazines (Emap) and the internet (Ifyoutravel, Online Travel Corporation), Andy Hiseman began to supply independent executive / Board level support to golf businesses on a project basis in 2002.
Having joined the golf industry in 1996 as Advertising Manager of FORE!, he soon became Publisher of Emap's market-leading golf magazine portfolio including Today's Golfer, FORE!, Golf Weekly and Golf Industry News Europe plus the award-winning industry research Golf Futures (with The Henley Centre). After a further 18 months as Commercial Director of Emap Active's sports magazines unit (including Golf World and Match), and a two-year spell developing sports and travel websites across Europe he is now a full-time golf consultant. Hiseman Partners are our strategic partners in the UK.
Aidan Bradley
Aidan Bradley is regarded as amongst the best golf course photographers in the world, widely recognized for his ability to capture the excitement and mood of a golf course.
Over the years, Aidan’s images have graced the pages of all the national golf publications and he is a regular contributor to golf coffee table books such as “Nicklaus by Design”, Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play”, “Golf, The Women’s Game”, and many more. Titleist, Spalding Worldwide, Taylor Made, and Top Flight are but a few of the clients who have used Ai dan’s images in their ad campaigns.
Aidan was born in Cork, Ireland, where he lived for 21 years. He now resides in Santa Barbara, California, from where his work takes him to places that the most passionate golfer dreams of: Saint Andrews in Scotland, Augusta National in Georgia, Ballybunion in Ireland, and The Challenge on the island of Lanai. Whatever the assignment, Aidan’s focus on light and the surrounding natural environment consistently produces images that evoke a mood even non-golfers find attractive and compelling.
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