Kevin Moran has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at LOCOMOTIVE Agency, marking a defining moment in a leadership career that spans more than three decades across international sales, marketing, and business expansion. In his new capacity, Moran will guide LOCOMOTIVE Global’s strategic vision, oversee operational growth, and spearhead client development initiatives across its operations in the United States and Ireland. His mandate also includes further strengthening the agency’s integrated digital and creative capabilities through its data-led model. Moran steps into the CEO role after serving as Chief Operating Officer at LOCOMOTIVE from June 2025 to January 2026. During his tenure as COO, he focused on streamlining operations and reinforcing the agency’s unified approach that connects search, brand, and creative into one data-led strategy. LOCOMOTIVE is an award-winning global digital and creative agency with operations in the USA and Ireland, helping businesses accelerate growth through integrated digital performance and brand strategy.
Before becoming COO, Moran served as Director of Global Sales Strategy at IMS Marketing, a LOCOMOTIVE Agency, from September 2023 to June 2025. In that role, he worked closely with clients across Ireland, Europe, and North America to design and execute international growth strategies for both established and new markets. A significant part of Moran’s career was shaped during his nearly 17-year tenure as Managing Director of IMS Marketing from November 2006 to September 2023. Based in Galway, he led international marketing and export development initiatives, supporting ambitious B2B exporters in identifying new market opportunities and implementing effective global marketing strategies. IMS Marketing positioned itself as a strategic international marketing partner for companies seeking to scale across borders, particularly in Europe and North America.
In addition to his leadership at IMS Marketing, Moran contributed to the broader export ecosystem through his involvement with Enterprise Ireland. From September 2019 to January 2023, he served as Lead Business Advisor for the ‘Enter the Eurozone’ programme in the Galway Metropolitan Area. The ‘Enter the Eurozone’ programme has been designed by Enterprise Ireland to provide Irish exporters with the theory and practical skills necessary to develop a market entry plan for a new Eurozone market. Moran also founded Route2Market.eu in May 2016, a specialist European marketing and channel development initiative operating between Galway, Ireland and Boston, USA. The venture, established as part of IMS Marketing’s international offering, focused on planning and delivering European marketing projects to assist North American companies in expanding into new territories.
Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles with organizations such as Channel Partner Group, further building expertise in market entry strategy, international sales development, and cross-border growth execution.
Kevin Moran’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer underscores LOCOMOTIVE Global’s commitment to advancing sustainable international growth while reinforcing leadership across its global operations. With extensive experience in export strategy, global sales alignment, and integrated marketing execution, Moran is set to guide the agency through its next phase of expansion and innovation across the US and Irish markets.
