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Authentic Brands Group

Director of Marketing, Lifestyle EMEAI

September 2024 - present

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Focused on strategic planning and execution, brand building, and driving best-in-class support for Authentic's brand licensing partners.

 

Global marketing and communications lead for Ted Baker, Hunter, Judith Leiber, Herve Leger, Barney's New York and Vince and EMEAI lead for Brooks Brothers, Juicy Couture & Nine West.

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Ted Baker​

Marketing Director

June 2023 - August 2024

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Executive Team member responsible for leading the global marketing strategy for Ted Baker including brand, PR, social and data & insight across all territories. Charged with increasing global relevance for the brand and increasing brand sentiment and awareness while driving sales across retail, e-commerce and wholesale.

 

Head of Brand Marketing 

November 2021 - May 2023

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Responsible for developing the global brand marketing strategy and delivering across all communication channels. Leading end to end management of all brand campaigns, managing creative and communications teams to deliver world class 360 brand activity.

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Parka London

Brand Director (Freelance)

​July 2021 - November 2021

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Consultant brand director role focused on brand strategy and marketing strategy alongside product architecture and development, creative and tone of voice, social media, CRM, PR, SEO/PPC and E-commerce.

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Elgen

Marketing Director (Freelance)

​December 2020 - September 2021

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Responsible for setting, developing and implementing the brand messaging for this newly launched start-up brand including strategy, tone of voice, social media and influencer, creative direction, CRM, PR and product development.

 

Pringle of Scotland

Head of Marketing, PR & Communications

August 2019 - October 2020

 

Responsible for creating and delivering the global marketing and PR strategy and the development and delivery of the annual marketing, social and PR plan whilst creating plans to build the brand profile by developing the business content and creative strategy.

 

Belstaff

Head of Marketing (Contract)

March 2018 – March 2019

 

Marketing leader within the business, charged with the creation of a new brand marketing strategy and the development and delivery of the annual marketing plan during a period of change and transition for the brand.

 

 

Hackett

Global Head of Marketing 

August 2013 – September 2017

 

Senior member of the marketing leadership team, reporting to group CMO, and responsible for Hackett marketing across disciplines and all global markets,

 

House of Fraser

Advertising Manager - Fashion

August 2011 – August 2013

 

Creating and delivering the customer facing creative across all fashion categories - devising distinct advertising strategies for each category and managing media buying of all print, outdoor and digital activity through effective management of external agencies.

 

House of Fraser

Category Marketing Manager - Menswear & Childrenswear

March 2010 – August 2011

 

Originating and implementing a tailored suite of marketing and promotional activity to drive sales and profit through stakeholder relationship management.

 

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Sotheby’s 

International Marketing Manager – London Sales

European Paintings, British and Irish Art Post 1850, Early British Art, 20th Century British Art, Photographs & Sculpture

January 2008 – March 2010

 

Delivery of annual marketing activity plans and quarterly communication campaigns aligned to brand priorities for multiple International territories

 

BHS

Brand Marketing Manager 

March 2006 – October 2007

 

Development and management of annual promotional plans and campaign activity both above and below the line

 

 

Selfridges

Fashion Marketing Manager 

October 2004 – March 2006

 

Constructing a fashion marketing plan for the brand, and bespoke to each location delivered through leveraging third party 

branded relationships  

 

3 other positions in marketing at Selfridges 

June 2000 – October 2004

 

 

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EDUCATION

 

 

Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College

1997 - 2000

 

BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion and Illustration

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