Margaret Emmens

Margaret has worked as a marketing specialist in the banking, insurance, real estate and legal industries, as well as for advertising and communications consultancies.

She is a practical problem solver and innovator of new marketing and communications initiatives - a goal-oriented deliverer with a track record of developing and maintaining good professional relationships at all levels internally and externally. She has excellent in-depth experience of hiring, briefing and running external agencies and suppliers covering all aspects of marketing and communications.

Margaret's career summary is shown below, and selected case studies are presented on various pages in this website. For a full CV please contact Margaret directly.

Career Summary

Emmens.Biz Ltd. - Independent Consultant - 2008 to date

Advising a leisure industry start up and an international property developer on branding and marketing strategy, and an accountancy partnership on business development objectives.

Colliers CRE - Director and Head of Marketing - 2006-2008

Responsible for marketing and client- facing initiatives for the UK arm of Colliers International, the world-wide property consultants.

Knight Frank - Partner, Head of Corporate Communications - 2000-2006

Appointed initially as Head of Marketing, but rapidly promoted to position of Head of Corporate Communications. Recruited and developed a team of 16 Communications, PR and Marketing staff.

EULER Trade Indemnity - Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications - 1996-2000

Appointed to the world's leading Credit Insurers to head the Marketing function and be the internal communications focal point not only in the UK but at a Group level dealing with parent company in Paris. Responsible for the internal and external communications strategy, change of corporate identity to reflect Group membership, and the marketing launch of a new subsidiary - EULER International.

National Westminster Bank - Communications Manager - 1994-1996

Appointed on a two year contract to develop a coherent communications strategy for the international trade and banking services division of the bank.

Earlier career appointments

1992-1994: Senior Account Director - TPS Communications (marketing, design and print services consultancy)

1990-1991: Account Director - FGH Ltd (Advertising Agency)

1989-1990: Advertising and Publicity Manager - The Royal Bank of Scotland (financial services products)

1985-1989: Manager, Product Support Group - Prudential (Unit Trusts)

1984-1985: Marketing Manager - Reed Stenhouse Ltd. (UK) (Insurance Brokers)

1971-1984: Barclays Bank (attachments to various divisions and to branch banking)

Education & Training

BA in English from Liverpool University. ACIB, ACII, Diploma in Marketing.