Who's Who
The BRAND LEARNING team is made up of a unique blend of experienced marketers and learning experts from blue-chip company backgrounds and a professional Support Team specialising in Client Support, Project & Events Coordination, Multimedia, Knowledge Management, HR, IT, Finance and Office Management.
We have in common shared values, a passion for marketing capability development and a drive for inspiring tangible changes in business performance.
Operating Board
Our Co-Founders Mhairi McEwan (CEO) and Andy Bird (Executive Director) each have over 25 years international strategic and operational Marketing experience. They have worked at Vice President Marketing level with Unilever, PepsiCo International and with a wide range of world-class multi-national clients. Andy and Mhairi are Fellows of The Marketing Society and of the CIM and Mhairi is a council member of The Marketing Group of Great Britain.
Our Board Partners Michele McGrath, Nevine El-Warraky, Jill Hughes, Ana Maria Santos and our Client Directors all have international, senior level marketing and consultancy experience and exceptional expertise in marketing capability development. We operate a rigorous recruitment process and induction programme for our team of Directors and Consultants and for our high calibre Support Team
Operating Board (click to view)
Andy BirdCo-Founder & Executive Director 
Mhairi McEwanCo-Founder & CEO
Nevine El-WarrakyPartner & Managing Director (UK)
Jill HughesPartner & Managing Director (EMEA, Asia Pacific)
Michele McGrathPartner & Chief Operating Officer 
Ana Maria SantosPartner & Managing Director (USA, LatAM)
Group Account Directors (click to view)
Sandra ArkleGroup Client VP (USA)
Mark BealesPartner & Group Client Director
Martin BorrettGroup Client Director 
Harriet de SwietPartner & Group Client Director
Nina HoldawayPartner & Group Client Director
Business Development Leaders (click to view)
Sam EllisTalent & Capability Director 
Judy LahnerClient Development Director
Linda MillerMarketing Excellence Director
Susan SochartBrand Development Director
Graham VilesCommercial Director
Marketing Capability Directors (click to view)
Rodrigo Barreto
Claire Brown
Rich Bryson
Deb Caldow
Mark Collins 
Paul Davies
Nicola Day
Michaela Fogden
Liz Forder
Andy Greene
Rob Hancock
Simona Hartley
Stephen Ingram
Allisyn James
Amanda Jenkins
Bruce Levi
Karen Licurse
Julie Macken 
Shizuka Pye
Hilary Rickard
Craig Scott 
Nilufar Sharipova
Hayley Spurling
Nicky Vickery
Gareth Williams
Associate Directors (click to view)
Mark Bullock
Lucy Denny 
Emma Foulds
Sarah Jones
Ed Millard 
Nick Pinder
Aruba Rafique
Swetha Ramakrishnan
Sarah Williamson
James Woodhead
Client Account Managers (click to view)
Nandita Narayan
Gloria Ruiz 
Adam Tomlinson
Client Support Team (click to view)
Kim 0'Brien Project & Events Coordinator
Stephanie ArmstrongProgramme Coordinator
Terry BakerProgramme Coordinator
Tanja BeselProject & Events Coordinator
Hayley BrownAssistant Manager - Client Support 
Jackie BrownClient Support Coordinator 
Jo ConnollyClient Support Coordinator
Sharon DoyleProject & Events Coordinator
Kate FletcherProject & Events Coordinator
Stephanie Heard-WhiteProject & Events Coordinator
Kirsty HutsonProject & Events Coordinator
Courteney IvesonProgramme Coordinator
Manmeet NeiyyarProject & Events Coordinator
Carly RotherhamProject & Events Coordinator
Natalie RyanProject & Events Coordinator
Lisa SchaverienProject & Events Coordinator
Hannah SossickProgramme Coordinator
Cherrie StewartProject & Events Coordinator
Business Development Support Team (click to view)
Jane BoydellPA to Co-Founders
Emma CainesFinance Analyst
Tonia CassandroInnovation Coordinator
Louise DavisBrand & Client Development Assistant Manager
Cassie George Finance Assistant
Mary GoldsmithFinance Assistant
Poppy HareOffice Facilities Assistant
Kelly HargreavesOffice Facilities Assistant
Carol HepworthFinance Assistant
Claire HowlettAssistant Manager - Office Facilities 
Sorcha HunterDigital & Multimedia Coordinator
Tanja KovacPayroll & Legal Coordinator
Claudia Mercer Assistant Manager - Knowledge Management
Jennie MooreAssistant Manager - HR 
Claudio MovioI.T. Assistant
Parneet SainiFinance Manager
Lisa ThomasPA to Co-Founders
Sally ThomsonRecruitment Advisor
Sophie TitchnerFinance Assistant
Stuart TuckerDigital & Multimedia Coordinator
Lee WatersAssistant Manager - IT
Consultants (click to view)
Fiona Butler
Emma Cranstoun
Hisako Esaki
Jane Ferguson
Tony Franco
Greg French(USA)
Jonathan Hoare
Meriel Holden
Graham Hollins
Chuck Honnet(USA)
Val James
Emma JenkinsDigital & Social Media
Bernard Kaminker
Alison Kellett
Lynn Larsson
Roy McCluskey(Brazil)
James Meyer
Ying Miller(Thailand)
Susie Mills(Australia)
Louise Ordish
Steve RadcliffeLeadership Coach
Shona Radford
Rob Reimers(South Africa)
Lucy Richardson
Andy Shen(USA)
Mark Simmonds
Noel Theodosiou(USA)
Caron Warner
Peter White
Ruth Williams