‘Bring your colleagues in the business on the journey with you’

Each week, we profile one of Ireland’s corporate leaders, tracing their career to date and exploring the lessons they have learned along the way. This week, we meet Mark McCann chief executive at Oliver Ireland

Mark McCann, chief executive of Oliver Ireland Picture: Fergal Phillips

Mark McCann is chief executive at Oliver Ireland, the on-site advertising and marketing company employing 60 people in Dublin. McCann established Oliver Ireland in 2011 with Simon Martin, the global head of the British-headquartered company. Oliver Ireland has an annual turnover of about €6 million. Its clients include Lidl, Ryanair, New Ireland Assurance and Bank of Ireland.

Tell us about your career to date.

My career has basically gone from the post room ...