Katrina is a branding and communications specialist

Katrina studied Modern Languages at Bristol University and later took an MBA at INSEAD. Apart from 5 years in the HM Diplomatic Service, Katrina has spent the bulk of her career in communications agencies (DDB, Publicis, Ogilvy and JWT). She has worked for a very wide range of clients from big blue chips such as Ford, Jaguar, Volvo, Kelloggs, Unilever, Kimberly Clark, Reckitt Benckiser, Guardian Media Group and the Central Office of Information.

In July 2007, Katrina founded Planning Express, a communications and brand consultancy supplying strategic services to agencies and brand owners.

She has held non-executive positions on the boards of Teamtalk Media plc and Rensburg plc. She is also a Governor of The King’s School in Chester.

Katrina has always been very interested in education and during the academic year 2010-11 she is having a year out to do a PGCE with a view to doing some teaching in the “post-compulsory” sector.

Katrina is married with 2 sons.

Katrina is Chair of MMU's Marketing and Student Experience Advisory Group.