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London, Gb

London

I am a NED for The Fragrance Foundation, the global authority for the fragrance industry, dedicated to enhancing its image and growing the sector which contributes over £7BN to the UK economy each year. With over 150 members, we are a central source of information and insight, and support the talent agenda, championing the range of education and careers in the industry.

M&C Saatchi Talk are specialists in the Art of Conversation. We blend creative simplicity, technology of change and the heart of culture to help brands, businesses and governments be seen, shared and talked about.***In 2020, I led the merger of two PR agencies to create M&C Saatchi Talk, assembling a strong leadership group of industry visionaries obsessed with revolutionising the approach to earning attention and how brands can embrace the conversations that matter most.Together, we built a team of brilliant people who are helping the most well known and loved brands navigate, create, and lead the conversations that shape and spread culture, build and break reputations, and potentially change the world.Digital innovation lies at the heart of our business, with data and advanced analytics highlighting the shifts in consumer attitudes, behaviours and beliefs around brand conversations and unlocking the insights that enable brands to deliver messages that build trust through relevance, authenticity and meaning.We create globally resonant campaigns that present a unified brand vision and story, and develop plans and toolkits for brands to lead local implementation across markets worldwide. In addition, we are the founders of SERMO, a global network of communication agencies built on relationships, not ownership, that provide the international footprint to support local implementation.As part of the M&C Saatchi Group, we understand the role of PR within the integrated communications landscape, and have a rich diversity of agencies to draw from to create brilliant work for our clients. Most recently, these have included the British Department for International Trade, Coty, Curry’s, EE / BT, Foot Locker, Homebase, Pandora, Pernod Ricard, Revlon, Sephora, Sonos, and more.

M&C Saatchi Group is an AIM-listed creative company that operates across five core divisions: Advertising, Media, Issues, Consulting, and Passions ***As a member of the ExCo, I support the strategic vision, commercial and operational activity of the Group, and hold specific responsibility for Corporate Communications and DE&I.I have played a key role in supporting the Group through significant change and challenge over the last few years, including COVID-19 and resistance to a hostile takeover, working with fellow ExCo members to reestablish a strong growth trajectory.Culture and talent are fundamental priorities of the Group – I have been actively involved in creating the first ever Head of Talent role, as well as establishing a clear DE&I strategy and governance which aims to strengthen the representation, inclusion, and experience of people from protected groups. In addition, I have initiated a programme to enhance the role of women in the Group and develop future leaders.I sit on the Cultural Change Committee and support the patronage of the Saatchi Gallery, with recent collaborations including the launch of the annual Art for Change Prize, part of a shared mission to make art, culture and creativity accessible to everyone.

SERMO is a global network of communications agencies with a broad international footprint and the ability to work with the best in every market.***I founded SERMO and led the expansion of its network to 11 countries across the world. Built on relationships and shared values, rather than parent companies and ownership, each partner is owner-managed and locally founded, with roots established within each market to truly understand its local culture.As a global community of creative entrepreneurs backed by a centralised, senior-level team, SERMO members share knowledge, empower each other to deliver effective, efficient and creative work, and provide thought leadership to the industry. We also share talent, with international mobility programmes that see members from all over the world join agencies across the SERMO network.

London, United Kingdom

I founded an industry body for the UK beauty sector and oversaw the organisation as Non-Executive Chair, supported by a board of influential leaders from across the industry.We transformed the reputation and understanding of the industry in Britain, particularly amongst Government and policymakers, defining the sector and producing its first ever holistic economic valuation.At the conclusion of my four-year term, I handed over the reigns and remain Founding Chair.

Part of the M&C Saatchi Group, Talk PR was established in 2001 as a communications agency that created and managed influential conversations for its clients in the fashion, beauty, luxury and lifestyle sectors. In 2020, it merged with M&C Saatchi PR to create M&C Saatchi Talk.***I launched Talk PR to bring brands closer to their consumers through compelling storytelling, connections to high-level influencers and creative collaborators, and content that brings brand stories to life.Over the course of nearly two decades, we grew year-on-year to a team of 40 dynamic, connected and influential industry professionals working with the world’s leading brands in beauty, fashion and luxury, including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Pernod Ricard, Pandora, the British Fashion Council, and many more.I am particularly proud of our work with Procter & Gamble, embedding their beauty brands in the industry by transforming their relationship with media and influencers across the world, and for the British Fashion Council, revolutionising the reputation of British fashion as a leader in responsible, creative business and a powerhouse of the British economy.

An initiative that aims to inspire and support fashion and the arts through a series of collaborative projects.

I sat on the board of the UK’s leading festival of contemporary dance, supporting its work as it expanded to new movement forms and new audiences, developed partnerships with non-dance venues, and formed an orbital touring network.

I was a long-standing board member of this fashion tech company whose mission is to use technology to accelerate positive change and sustainability in the apparel industry. It was acquired by majority shareholder, TAL Apparel in 2019.

Ketchum Life was created from the merger of Lynne Franks PR and Scope Ketchum, and as MD, I created a dynamic new culture, increased our global perspective, and grew our client base of industry giants, including Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and British Telecom.

I led a talented team of PR specialists, creating a brand-building practice that became the profit powerhouse of the agency. We worked with brands such as ASDA, Reckitt & Colman, and Procter & Gamble, delivering innovative campaigns that established and strengthened their cultural context and connectivity.

I established the PR practice at this multidisciplinary marketing solutions agency, which was latterly acquired by WCRS.

Women On Boards

Completed the residential course at Harvard Business School, Women on Boards, Succeeding as a Corporate Director

Politics, Political Science And Government

Lived in Elvin Richards all three years