Meet The Team
The Gavin Glynn Foundation (CLBG) is a registered company in Ireland with our office based in Kilcoole, Co.Wicklow.
At present, the board is comprised of:
- John Glynn (Director)
- Damian Gammell (Director)
- Sharon Walsh Gaynor (Marketing Director)
- Jane McDaid, (Marketing Director)
- Frank Giles MD (Medical Director)
John Glynn
Co-Founder/Director
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John’s background is in Information Security and IT, and while Gavin was in treatment he spent all his spare time reading medical articles and reaching out to other specialists from all corners of the globe to find the best treatment options for Gavin.
John has built up a large network of medical specialists from all over the world.
When Gavin passed away on 21st October 2014, John & Jayne knew that they must continue on and use their expertise and knowledge which they have gained while caring for Gavin to help other children and their families in Ireland fighting childhood cancer and continue Gavin’s legacy.
Jayne Glynn
Co- Founder and Operations Manager
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Having worked in the Promotional Goods industry for over 13 years, Jayne has now chosen to work part-time in this position in order to give more time to the Foundation.
Frank Giles MD
Medical Director
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Deputy Director Francis J. Giles, MB, MD, FRCPI, FRCPath is Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director of the Northwestern Medicine Developmental Therapeutics Institute.
A cancer specialist with more than two decades of experience, Dr. Giles has led the development of novel drugs, immunotherapies, and other highly targeted approaches, including cancer-directed viruses, monoclonal antibodies, and molecularly directed agents.
Among his many accolades, Dr. Giles was recently elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences. He earned his primary medical degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) and a Doctorate in medicine from NUIG in 2003. He is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Royal College of Pathology (United Kingdom).
Damien P Gammell
Director
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Damian Paul Gammell is Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Damian served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, having previously held the same position at Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. from October 2015 to May 2016. Damian has had 25 years of leadership experience in the NARTD industry and within the Coca-Cola system, holding group commercial roles at Coca-Cola Hellenic (Ireland) and Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. from 1991 to 1999, and serving as CEO of Coca-Cola Hellenic Russia from 2000 to 2004, as Group Commercial Director for Coca-Cola Amatil from 2004 to 2005, and as CEO of Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetranke GmbH in Germany from 2005 to 2010.
Damian joined the Anadolu Beverage Group in 2010, serving as Managing Director and Group President of Efes Soft Drink from 2012-2014, and later as President and CEO of Anadolu Efes S.K., from 2014-2015.
In 2009, Damian was nominated as Young Global Leader (YGL) of the World Economic Forum and has served on the healthcare committee. As YGL, he was involved in a number of global non-profit initiatives. Damian is a graduate of the College of Marketing, Dublin.
He studied for his Masters at Oxford University and HEC Paris, graduating with an MSc in Change Management. Damian has spent the majority of his career at Coca-Cola affiliated companies around Europe, which has given him an in-depth understanding of the business and how it operates on a multinational basis.
Jane McDaid
Marketing Director
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Jane McDaid is the founder of Thinkhouse, the youth communications agency.
With offices in Dublin and London, Thinkhouse helps global brands like Coca-Cola, Unilever, Three and Heineken Ireland connect with youth audiences around the world. With creativity and innovation at the centre of the agency’s DNA, under McDaid’s leadership Thinkhouse has hugely influenced the Irish and UK agency landscape with its fast evolving, innovative, creative and social-centric approach to communications strategies. Think house was listed as one of the World’s Leading Independent Agencies 2015 by global marketing publication, ‘Campaign’.
Jane is married to her husband and business partner David and has three children Heather, Fionnán and Limor and lives in Dublin.
www.thinkhouse.co.uk @thinkhouseUK
www.thinkhouse.ie @thinkhouseIE
Sharon Walsh Gaynor
Marketing Director
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Sharon Walsh, Heineken Ireland Commercial Director.
Sharon is currently leading the commercial organisation at HEINEKEN Ireland as Commercial Director.
Sharon is well respected and acknowledged for her broad business knowledge, leadership, creative drive and competitive spirit that drives a winning team to deliver strong business results.