Flanagan hi res

Before joining MasterCard in 1996, Flanagan served as an assistant vice president of marketing for L’Oreal U.S. and as a marketing director for Procter & Gamble. During his professional career, he earned numerous advertising honors including a Gold Effie, an Addy and the prestigious Cresta Award. The Advertising Club of New York named him “Advertising Person of the Year” in 2008 and Sports Business International named him one of the “25 Most Influential People in Sports” in 2004 in recognition of the extensive corporate sponsorships of major athletic events that he negotiated on behalf of MasterCard.