Emma Leech BA (Hons), MBA, Found.Chart.PR, FCIPR, Dip CIPR, Dip PR (CAM), FCIM, FIIC, FIoD, FRSA, FInstILM, FCMI, MPRCA, MCIOF
Emma is Global Marketing Director at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. She was previously Director of Marketing and Communications at Nottingham Trent University where she sat on the University Executive Team
She started her career in fashion and consumer PR in 1988, working in tourism and destination marketing before settling in higher education in 1997.
A Founding Chartered PR Practitioner, Chartered Marketer and Chartered Manager, she has won a string of awards over almost three decades spanning PR, marketing, innovation, fundraising, digital, and web.
Emma holds an MBA and various PR, marketing and management qualifications. She was the Chartered Institute of Public Relations President 2019 and is a Lead Assessor for Chartered Practitioner status.
Kevin Read, FCIPR, FRSA
Kevin is a corporate communications specialist, with nearly thirty years of consultancy experience. He is the CEO of Pembroke and Rye. His experience includes working for a variety of international businesses on global campaigns. He also enjoys working with start-up and niche businesses. He is a former chief examiner for the CAM Foundation and is a visiting fellow at the University of Greenwich. He regularly supervises MA students and has recently prepared papers for academic conference looking at subjects including, philanthropy, CSR, and crisis communication. He has an MA in digital media and is a fellow of the RSA.