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Business 100 Profiles  Irial
Finan
The Coca-Cola Company
Irial Finan is Executive Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company, and President
of Bottling Investments and Supply Chain. Based in Atlanta, he is responsible
for managing the five-billion-dollar internal bottling business.
Irial joined Coca-Cola in 1981 and has a myriad of national and international
experience. From 2001 to 2003, he served as CEO of Coca-Cola HBC, during
which time he managed the merger of Coca-Cola Beverages and Hellenic Bottling,
and led the combined company’s operations in 26 countries. He serves
on the board of directors of Coca-Cola and other companies and is a non-executive
director of Alltracel Pharmaceuticals and chairman of their Audit Committee.
Irial is also a member of the Galway University Foundation Board, and
is a non-executive director for Co-operation Ireland. He holds a Bachelor
of Commerce degree from National University of Ireland in Galway and is
an Associate (later Fellow) of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants.
He is a native of County Roscommon.
 Anne
M. Finucane
Bank of America
Anne Finucane is Chief Marketing Officer & President, Northeast at
Bank of America.
As CMO she is responsible for overseeing the Global Marketing & Corporate
Affairs group and advancing the company’s interests, image and reputation.
Anne joined Bank of America predecessor FleetBoston Financial in 1995
as chief marketing officer, first as senior vice president and then from
1999 as executive vice president.
Prior to joining FleetBoston, Anne ran her own consulting firm after
holding a number of executive positions with advertising giant Hill, Holiday,
Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. in her 14 years with the company.
Anne serves on the advisory board of Urban Improv which educates at-risk
youths through theater. She also serves on the Taoiseach’s Economic
Advisory Board and is a member of The American Ireland Fund.
Anne traces her Irish heritage on both her father’s and mother’s
side to County Cork. She lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts with her husband,
columnist Mike Barnicle, and their children.
 Dave
P. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald + Co.
In 1983, Dave Fitzgerald founded the successful advertising agency Fitzgerald+Co.
He remains president and CEO, and his company was named the Best Agency
in the Southeast
by Adweek.
Along with his success, his relationship with employees led Fitzgerald+Co
to be named one of the 10 best companies in Atlanta to work for by the
Atlanta Business Chronicle. He was formerly the president of the Atlanta
Advertising Club and past chairman of the board of directors for the Saint
Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.
A second-generation Irish-American, Dave ran the Order of the Green Jacket
of Ireland, which helped raise funds for Irish athletes in the 1996 Olympics.
A member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Metropolitan Atlanta
Police Emerald Society, and the Hibernian Benevolent Society, he has twice
been Grand Marshal of the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Dave, who traces his family to the western counties of Kerry and Sligo,
visits Ireland often, and became an Irish citizen this year.
 Jayne
Fitzpatrick
Gulf Oil LP
In March 2006, Jayne Fitzpatrick was named Chief Financial Officer of
Gulf Oil LP, a $5.5 billion wholesaler of petroleum products.
Jayne joined Gulf Oil LP from Dunkin’ Brands, parent company to
Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins, where she held a number of leadership
positions, most recently as the Chief Strategy Officer. She is a Bain
and Company alumnus, where she provided strategic consulting services
to Fortune 500 clients.
Jayne received her Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering from North
Carolina State University. She also holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School.
A third-generation Irish-American, Jayne traces her Irish roots back
to County Antrim to her paternal great-grandmother. She will be married
next summer in Kilkea Castle, County Kildare, the birthplace of her fiancé,
Kevin Conway. Of the match she says, “He is my constant reminder
to the strength that I have drawn from a woman I never knew, and to a
culture whose spirit can never be broken. Life indeed comes full circle.”
 John
Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group
John Fitzpatrick, Chairman and CEO of the North America Fitzpatrick Hotel
Group, relocated to New York from Ireland over a decade ago and gained
a significant reputation in hospitality in one of the most competitive
cities in the world. He started his career at the family’s hotels
in Bunratty and Dublin over 20 years ago.
In 1991, Fitzpatrick opened the Fitzpatrick Group’s first U.S.
hotel in Manhattan. In 1995, he added the Fitzpatrick East 55th Street
to his portfolio, and in 1998 he opened the 155-room Fitzpatrick Grand
Central Hotel. Expansion to downtown Chicago followed in May 2001 with
the opening of the Fitzpatrick Chicago Hotel, which was later sold.
John completed hotel management courses in Ireland and the prestigious
course at UNLV in Las Vegas. He was recently appointed vice chairman of
the hotel association of NYC and also serves on the executive committee
of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. A board member of The American
Ireland Fund and the Ireland-US Council, he has received numerous awards
including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2002.
 Lawrence
Flanagan
MasterCard Worldwide
Lawrence Flanagan joined MasterCard in October 1996. He is currently
the executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Worldwide Marketing
and Communications, and a member of the company’s Operating Committee.
Lawrence is responsible for building the value of the MasterCard brand
on behalf of customer financial institutions and shareholders as well
as managing the brands of the company’s various consumer payment
solutions.
The force behind MasterCard’s Priceless advertising campaign, his
guidance has resulted in the ad currently airing in more than 90 countries.
The campaign has won numerous awards and honors. In 2004, Lawrence was
recognized as one of the most influential figures in sports by Sports
Business International.
Lawrence, a fourth-generation Irish-American with roots in Galway (the
first Flanagan migrated to New Haven, Connecticut on January 10, 1850),
holds a B.S. degree from the University of New Haven. He currently resides
in Darien, Connecticut with his wife
and three children.
 William
J. Flynn
Mutual of America
During his 34 years with Mutual of America, Bill Flynn established himself
as a great leader, whose business skills were reflected in Mutual of America’s
performance and recognized throughout the life insurance industry.
Now Mutual’s Chairman Emeritus, Flynn’s commitment to social
justice continues to be felt in the success of the Irish peace process
and the work of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP).
As the first Irish- American chairman of the NCAFP, it was Flynn who
invited all of Northern Ireland’s political leaders, including Gerry
Adams, to the U.S., a move that propelled Northern Ireland into the peace
process.
A graduate of Fordham University, Flynn is a first-generation Irish-American
with roots in counties Mayo
and Down. In 1996, he was Grand Marshal of New York City’s St. Patrick’s
Day Parade. In 2005, the Tanenbaum Center for Inter-religious Understanding
presented him with a Special Peacemaker in Action Award “for a lifetime
devoted to conflict resolution.”
 Jack
Foley
Aer Lingus, North America
As Executive Vice President Aer Lingus, Jack Foley oversees all strategic,
operational and marketing programs for the airline in North America.
A customer-focused airline that offers a professional, efficient and
friendly service, Aer Lingus was the first airline to apply the pricing
strategies of discounters such as Southwest and America West to Trans-Atlantic
travel. The company receives less than two complaints per thousand customers
in the busiest period of travel.
Jack has come a long way from his first job in the airline business,
as a bag loader for Lufthansa at JFK. That job, however, paid for his
Bachelor of Science and M.B.A. in international marketing from St. John’s
University. In 1979, Jack joined British Airways and rose to the position
of vice president of marketing in the U.S. In 1996 he was recruited by
Aer Lingus to manage their TransAtlantic division.
A second-generation Irish-American with roots in County Cork, Jack is
on the board of directors of the Ireland-U.S. Business Council. He lives
on Long Island with his wife and their son.
 William
Clay Ford Jr.
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Executive Chairman William Clay Ford is the great-grandson
of Henry Ford, who was the son of an Irish immigrant from County Cork.
Henry “put the world on wheels by making personal mobility affordable,”
and William Jr. is leading the 102-year-old company that bears his family
name.
William, who joined Ford in 1979, is a dedicated environmentalist. His
efforts have won him the President’s Commission on Environmental
Quality Award. In 2000, under his leadership, Ford published its first
corporate citizenship report outlining the economic, environmental and
social impact of its global operations.
As vice chairman of the Detroit Lions, he led efforts to build a new,
environmentally friendly stadium in Detroit and helped expand the Detroit
Police Athletic League youth football program. He is also Honorary Chairman
of the Southeast Michigan Consortium for Water Quality.
Ford, who holds a B.A. from Princeton University, where he has served
as a trustee, and a master’s from MIT, is married with four children.
 Robert
Frank
KOCH Entertainment
Robert Frank is president of KOCH Records, the leading and fastest growing
independent music company in the U.S.
Frank launched the label by coordinating KOCH’s deal with the
Velvel Music Group in 1999. KOCH has released music from across all genres,
including Ringo Starr, Earl Klugh, Foxy Brown, The Wiggles and many more.
Frank has spent many years in the music industry. He became president
of the Velvel Music Group in 1997. He also spent eight years with Polygram
Records, four as the Senior Vice President/ General Manager of Mercury
Nashville Records.
During Frank’s time at Mercury the label released 10-time platinum
albums by Shania Twain and Billy Ray Cyrus. Sales also increased from
$16 to $150 million, and Mercury became the most profitable label in Polygram
three years in a row.
Married with one child, Frank traces his Irish roots to County Wexford.
He made his first trip to Ireland during the 2004 Christmas season, and
is known to be a big fan of Declan MacManus, better known as Elvis Costello.
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