Kathryn Pugh Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

• Apex Group services over US$3trn in ESG, Fund, Financial and Corporate Solutions for asset managers, financial institutions, corporates and Family Offices. Apex has 12k people, in 40+ countries and is backed by Genstar.
• Developed the global marketing strategy for corporate solutions and ESG
• Managed product launches, updates and re-positioning
• Created, revised and measured performance of product content: flyers, presentations, case… Show more Apex Group services over US$3trn in ESG, Fund, Financial and Corporate Solutions for asset managers, financial.
• Created, revised and measured performance of product content: flyers, presentations, case studies and webpages
• Organised internal product training and creation of internal sales enablement tools

London, United Kingdom

• Project managed and drove the execution of all aspects of Allen & Overy's strategy to capture more digitalisation work from clients
• Campaign management, content development, relationship management and stakeholder engagement

London, United Kingdom

• Strategy, project management and product marketing
• Established and captained an Aviva Investors Netball Team

London, United Kingdom

London

• MARKETING: reviewed existing sales and marketing processes. Identified problems, produced proposals and created solutions. This improved the sales pipeline, increased revenue and reduced overheads
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: owned and managed the process and production of the 2017 PAM Directory (c. 300pg listing of all wealth managers inclusive of five years’ worth of data per firm in the UK / Crown D’s)
• RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: built relationships, conducted 1-2-1 meetings with and sold to… Show more
• RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: built relationships, conducted 1-2-1 meetings with and sold to C-level executives at over 240 private banks, wealth management firms and robo-advisors in the UK and Crown Dependencies Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for content and timely production of BlackRock’s weekly 840 email, the UK Wholesale website and channel collateral. This required liaising across sales, investment writers, investment specialists, digital.
• Generated ideas, sourced data, designed charts and wrote accompanying text for chart of the week (oil, gold, equities, volatility, GDP growth, etc.). Sourced and created data sheets to be used in BlackRock’s investor.
• Generated ideas, sourced data, designed charts and wrote accompanying text for chart of the week (oil, gold, equities, volatility, GDP growth, etc.). Sourced and created data sheets to be used in BlackRock’s investor.
• Delivered compliant LinkedIn posts and researched competitor social media activity Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Planned, project-managed and implemented marketing communications for the Global Corporates and Financial Institutions
• Coordinated production of presentations, whitepapers, brochures, adverts, pre and post-event communications, social media engagement, thought leadership pieces and webinars
• Collaborated with planning, strategy, events, digital, PR and brand professionals. Worked with multiple stakeholders amongst conflicting and changing priorities

London, United Kingdom

• Raised US$8m for US, Asian and European hedge funds: credit, equity, CTAs and multi-strategy
• SkyBridge Capital ($8bn+ FoF); Persistent Asset Management ($4bn+ FoF) & Quantica Capital ($500m+ CTA)
• Strategically targeted private banks, family offices, Fund of Funds, asset managers, pension funds and institutional clients.
• Established investor sentiment on preferred strategy, structure, fees and portfolio positioning through one-to-ones, research and conferences
• Researched trends… Show more
• Researched trends and developments in competitor funds; used this to determine sales pitch and feed back to fund managers

London, United Kingdom

• Managed third party marketer and Prime Broker relationship (Morgan Stanley). Responsible for internal CRM system: increased distribution list by 50%
• Completed DDQs, RFPs, monthly investor reports. Created and maintained marketing materials and collateral
• Obtained feature coverage, written interviews and podcasts in a number of hedge fund publications
• Client service and retention of existing investors as well as proactive acquisition of new investors though representing the firm at… Show more
• Client service and retention of existing investors as well as proactive acquisition of new investors though representing the firm at industry conferences and events. Ensured all regulatory and legal requirements.
• Committee Member of Hedge Funds Care (2011-2013); Member of 100 WHF (2011-2013) Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Analysed workflows, identified areas of risk exposure and installed risk management procedures
• Completed daily trading reports for senior management and authored a procedures manual
• Resolved issues preventing value date settlement of trades thus reducing financial and reputational damage
• Liaised with internal and external trading desks, middle offices, settlements, Prime broker clients, internal stock loan desk and external brokers
• Processed 150 daily payments with 15 currency… Show more
• Processed 150 daily payments with 15 currency cut offs, liaising with Front Office client service representatives Show less

Lse Mba Essentials, Business Administration And Management, General, 92.2%

B.Sc, Psychology, 2.1

Activities and Societies: •Event Organizer (2000-2007); Assistant Secretary University of Surrey Women’s Water Polo Team (2002-2006).

B.Sc (Yr1), Economics

Activities and Societies: Junior Varsity Lacrosse Team Captain (2002)

Senior Year Esu Sponsored Ambassadorial Scholarship

Activities and Societies: JV Lacrosse Captain & Varsity Basketball Team ESU Ambassadorial Scholar

High School, A Levels, Aab

Activities and Societies: Alex Clarke Prize, Service to the Community, Caterham School (2001); Prefect (1999-2001); Lacrosse Team.

Gcses, A*(X5) & A(X5)

Activities and Societies: •Surrey Schools Netball Tournament A-team second place (1995-1999); Tennis Captain (1995-1999); Silver Duke of.