Bridget Lea is an accomplished female business leader with over 25 years of experience. She is currently the General Manager UK for Snap Inc, which developed and maintains technological products and services, namely Snapchat, Spectacles, and Bitmoji.

Bridget  was previously Managing Director of the Commercial Division at BT EE, responsible for commercial trading and strategy for the three customer-facing consumer brands (BT, EE and PlusNet), with a team of over 10,000 people. She has worked across a number of high-profile organisations. Upon graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1994, she initially secured a graduate position at Marks & Spencer before going onto work for brands including Topshop, Sainsbury’s and O2. She has a passion for creating high performing teams, nurturing talent and delivering transformational change.

Bridget is a passionate advocate of diversity in all forms and works hard to elevate and promote those from under-represented backgrounds in her mission to create awareness, take action, and embody inclusivity.

Bridget is a Non-Executive Director for Marston’s PLC, and she joined the Board of Governors in August 2022. Bridget is the Board’s Equality and Diversity Champion and is a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee.