Our board members and mentors

Kate joined the Business Design Centre (BDC) sixteen years ago, where her career seen her roles develop across almost every department, until joining the Board in 2018. As Marketing & Communications Director, Kate heads up company initiatives that include impact reporting and customer experience and has been responsible for policy development across areas such as sustainability, data protection and privacy. Most recently her work has seen her deliver the company’s roadmap to net-zero and lead on achieving B Corp Certification, which the BDC attained in summer 2023. Additional positions held by Kate include that as a trustee of the BDC’s charitable arm, the Morris Charitable Trust, supporting the work of Islington based charity Local Village Network, and sitting on the board at Islington Giving. Liaising with the local area and supporting philanthropic activities at the venue has long been a passion of Kate’s and a key part of her role.