Thursday May 4, 2017
New York Annual Dinner Gala 2017
Date : Thursday May 4, 2017
Venue : Pier Sixty
Location : Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, Pier 60 (23rd St. and The West Side Highway) New York, NY 10011
Time : 7PM
7:00PM Cocktail Reception
8:00PM Dinner and Award Presentation
Dancing and Irish Coffee Bar immediately after dinner
BLACK TIE
Dinner Chairman
Daniel Keegan
Co-Head of Global Equities
Citigroup
LESLIE C. QUICK JR. LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jim O’Donnell
Global Head of Investor Sales and Relationship Management
Citi
Each year, The Ireland Funds proudly recognizes a person of outstanding character and business acumen with the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Leadership Award. We are delighted that the recipient this year is Jim O’Donnell, Managing Director and Global Head of Investor Sales and Relationship Management at Citi Markets and Banking.
In this role, Jim is responsible for client distribution for Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities. Jim was appointed to this position in August 2008. Prior to that, he was Co-Head of Global Investor Sales, appointed in November 2007.
For the four years prior, Jim served as Head of Equities, Americas at Citi. He joined the firm in July 1999 as Head of Equities, EMEA. Prior to joining Citi, Jim was President and CEO of HSBC Securities Inc. in New York. He was responsible for all equity, debt, futures and investment banking operations for HSBC in the U.S. and was CEO of HSBC James Capel, HSBC’s Global Equity business.
Prior to HSBC, Jim was President and CEO of NatWest Securities in the United States. He held various roles at Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1986 to 1990, including Head of Sales and Trading for International Equities and Co-Head of Global Equity Trading. Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Religion from Princeton University.
Jim has been a great champion of the Irish American community and of the causes supported by The Ireland Funds.
Sponsorship and Tickets
FOUNDERS PACKAGE $100,000 Buy Online
• Elite table of 12
• VIP Trip for two to the Irish Derby (June 30-July 2, 2017)
• Two round trip tickets to visit Ireland and attend the 2017 Ireland Funds’ Conference (June 21-25 – must be booked by 4/29/2017)
• Twelve Tickets to the Chairmen’s Reception & Cocktail Reception
• Signage recognition with logo at the dinner
• Two Page spread advertisement in the Dinner Magazine
• Full Page color advertisement in Connect, the international magazine of The Ireland Funds
• Photo recognition in the Dinner Magazine and on the video screens at the dinner
PLATINUM PACKAGE $75,000 Buy Online
• Premium table of 12
• Two round trip tickets to visit Ireland and attend the 2017 Ireland Funds’ Conference (June 21-25 – must be booked by 4/29/2017)
• Twelve Tickets to the Chairmen’s Reception & Cocktail Reception
• Signage recognition with logo at the dinner
• Two Page spread advertisement in the Dinner Magazine
• Full Page color advertisement in Connect, the international magazine of The Ireland Funds
• Photo recognition in the Dinner Magazine and on the video screens at the dinner
PATRONS PACKAGE $50,000 Buy Online
• Premium table of 12
• Two round trip tickets to visit Ireland and attend the 2017 Ireland Funds’ Conference (June 21-25 – must be booked by 4/29/2017)
• Twelve Tickets to the Chairmen’s Reception & Cocktail Reception
• Advertisement in the Dinner Magazine with prominent placement
• Photo recognition in the Dinner Magazine and on the video screens at the dinner
BENEFACTORS PACKAGE $25,000 Buy Online
• Prime table of 10
• Two tickets to the Chairmen’s Reception
• Ten tickets to the Cocktail Reception
• Advertisement in the Dinner Magazine
• Photo recognition in the Dinner Magazine and on the video screens at the dinner
SUPPORTERS PACKAGE $12,500 Buy Online
• Prime table of 10
• Ten tickets to the Cocktail Reception
• Acknowledgement in the Dinner Magazine
INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE $1,000 Buy Online
• One ticket to the Dinner and Cocktail Reception
ADVERTISING
- Journal Ad – Back Cover: $7,500 SOLD OUT
- Journal Ad – Inside Cover (Front and Back): $6,000 SOLD OUT
- Journal Ad – Full Page: $5,000 Contact Cliona at 212-689-3100 or cdoyle@irelandfunds.org
CONTRIBUTION
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