Corporate Engagement Awards

Aaron has more than a decade of expertise in community and stakeholder relations. He has held senior roles at London City Airport, where he led strategic engagement initiatives, and he currently serves as vice chair of the Newham Chamber of Commerce, championing local business interests and economic development. Aaron’s career spans both the public and private sectors, with a focus on building sustainable partnerships, delivering impactful corporate responsibility programmes, and fostering inclusive growth.

James is the senior corporate and commercial manager at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, overseeing the organisation’s corporate partnerships and licensing programmes. With more than 15 years’ experience in the third sector, James specialises in cause-related marketing and has a strong track record of developing impactful, narrative-focused partnerships. Prior to Battersea, James worked in corporate partnerships at the Royal British Legion. Notable achievements include securing an award-winning partnership with Cadbury.

Ellie is a partnerships consultant at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). With more than a decade of experience in the NGO and intergovernmental sectors, Ellie specialises in developing large-scale, long-term partnerships that combine technical expertise and funding to drive social, economic and environmental change. She works with partners across industries and involves collaboration with governments to drive systemic, sustainable change, from tackling urgent humanitarian needs to strengthening supply chains that connect farmers to global markets.

Adam is head of corporate partnerships at Maggie’s, a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online. Adam has been at Maggie’s since 2018 and his team builds and manages partnerships with companies such as Howden, Scotmid Co-operative, GSK and Sir Robert McAlpine. He has worked in corporate partnerships for nearly 15 years at Age UK, Breast Cancer Care and Vinspired, securing partnerships with companies such as Credit Suisse, nPower and First Utility.

Jeremy is the senior corporate growth manager at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), working with companies to help them give more effectively and impactfully and accelerate progress in society toward a fair and sustainable future for all. He also works as an associate at Bright Spot Fundraising, coaching a portfolio of fundraising clients. His career to date has included high-value fundraising roles at a range of domestic and international charities including the Stroke Association, Carers UK, World Child Cancer and HelpAge International.

James joined London Youth as director of fundraising and communications in March 2024. Having worked in marketing and communications in film and TV, theatre and dance for six years in his native Newcastle, he joined the charitable sector in 2011. He has built a first-class reputation for working with global businesses, leading trusts and foundations and generous major donors at charities including Stroke Association, British Heart Foundation, Alzheimer’s Society and Independent Age.

Sara is the sustainability manager at Premium Credit Ltd, where she steers the development and delivery of the company’s sustainability strategy, targets and initiatives. With more than 30 years of experience in financial services, Sara has built her career from junior positions to senior leadership roles, including servicing as head of CSR at Legal & General. Sara is a trustee of Crawley Open House, a charity supporting those facing homelessness. She is also chair of the Neurodiversity Network at Premium Credit. Sara has a passion for sustainability and a strong sense of purpose.

John has more than 15 years’ experience managing partnerships and high-impact campaigns with some of the biggest UK brands, including HSBC UK, M&S and Nationwide Building Society. John has recently joined Historic Royal Palaces, heading up its corporate team and was previously head of corporate partnership management at Shelter, leading the team to maximise engagement and raise more than £7 million per year from the private sector. John has also worked in corporate partnerships roles at The King’s Trust, UNICEF UK, The Fairtrade Foundation and Australian Red Cross.

Mirième is a corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement and communications specialist with more than 15 years’ experience in private sector, not-for-profit and FTSE 100 companies in the UK and overseas. In her current role as global corporate responsibility project manager, Mirième leads on partnerships and programmes to support the advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including the RELX SDG Resource Centre and RELX Environmental Challenge.

Molly is the senior customer and communications manager at Superdrug, working across public relations, experiential marketing and internal communications. Her work bridges external and internal audiences, ensuring alignment across commercial and brand awareness campaigns as well as community initiatives, which includes working on charity partnerships. Her role also explores customer innovation and driving loyalty from Superdrug customers, online and offline.

Caitlin is a senior partnership lead at Marie Curie, overseeing Marie Curie’s long-standing partnership with leading retailers Superdrug and Savers. Caitlin specialises in building purpose-driven strategic partnerships and has previously led on highly impactful pro-bono partnerships with companies such as KPMG, Mace and Fieldfisher. Her career to date has included working in a number of high value fundraising roles, across both corporate partnerships and philanthropy teams.

With two decades of experience in arts fundraising and partnerships, Natalie is passionate about connecting world-class cultural institutions with brands. She currently leads corporate partnerships at the Southbank Centre, one of London’s most iconic arts destinations, where she develops strategic brand collaborations that support the organisation’s ambitious artistic output. Previously, Natalie spent 16 years at BAFTA, delivering award-winning campaigns with some of the most recognisable brands, consistently building long-term relationships and delivering revenue goals.

Emily brings more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, with the past 17 spent working in the tech and telecoms sector. In her recent role at Alibaba Group, Emily oversaw marketing and partner development for the region, building Alibaba’s reputation, profile and reach as a trusted enabler for Northern European SMEs selling overseas through Alibaba’s marketplaces. Prior to Alibaba Group, she worked for the Global System for Mobile Communications Association, Skype and Badoo, among others.

Sabrina is a corporate partnerships specialist, currently deputy head of corporate at Dogs Trust. Sabrina specialises in truly transformational partnerships that make a meaningful difference for charities, companies and society at large. Her award-winning work includes the #GetOnARoll campaign at Bowel Cancer UK – which mobilised supermarkets and toilet paper manufacturers to put life-saving information on their packaging – and the international partnership between Aviva and The British Red Cross.

Bringing a wealth of experience in corporate charity partnerships, working at organisations such as Macmillan Cancer Support and Dogs Trust, Becky is currently head of corporate partnerships, business development and innovation at English Heritage. Becky has built a career built around a passion for partnerships with purpose and partnerships.

Lauren joined the CMA CGM Group – a global player in sea, land, air, logistics and media solutions – as UK communications and CSR manager in May 2022 and is responsible for all internal and external communications, stakeholder engagement and corporate social responsibility activity in the country. With more than 12 years of experience in communications and CSR across industries including housing, recruitment, transport and agency, Lauren has a passion for telling a brand’s story and developing a strong sense of purpose beyond the brand’s day-to-day operations.

Alyse is head of corporate partnerships at Family Action, the charity for every family in need and anyone without family support. Alyse leads her team across new business, account management and challenge events. With more than eight years of corporate fundraising experience, Alyse has held roles at Action For Children, Diabetes UK and Leonard Cheshire, working on sector-leading partnerships with companies such as Royal Mail and Tesco. Alyse is passionate about securing and developing purpose-driven partnerships and generating tangible and lasting impact.

Over more than a decade, Illen has worked at the intersection of business and social impact to harness the power of the private sector for good. He is passionate about the positive role that companies can play in society by deploying their people, their products and their profits to solve some of society’s biggest challenges. Illen is currently the social impact manager for American Express Global Business Travel, the world’s leading B2B travel platform, providing software and services to manage travel, expenses, meetings and events.

Rob is the group sponsorship manager at Aviva, where he has helped develop the group sponsorship strategy for the UK, starting with Manchester’s new landmark arts, culture and music venue, Aviva Studios. He is a sponsorship manager with more than 14 years’ experience across the industry, including stints agency, rights holder and brand side. He joined Aviva in 2021 having worked on a diverse portfolio of properties and brands including Norwich Union’s British Athletics sponsorship, Rugby League World Cup 2013, Rugby Football League, UEFA Women’s Euros 2021, Gillette, Marriott and Specsavers.

Megan was the strategic partnerships lead at Blackbaud Europe, where she forged impactful cross-sector collaborations. Her extensive experience includes delivering sports education programmes for Chelsea FC and QPR FC, as well as leading consultancy projects for events such as the Commonwealth Games, World Athletics, and The FA. She is known for her passion, energy and strategic mindset, paired with a proven track record in the sponsorship and partnership sector.

Tanushree has been working in the charity sector for more than a decade, during which time she has worked across various income streams with leading charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support and The Prince’s Trust. Tanushree found her passion in corporate fundraising after joining the partnerships team at The Prince’s Trust and has since worked on some outstanding strategic partnerships. In her current role as corporate partnerships manager at The Royal British Legion, she is delivering impact for funders and the charity through collaborative partnerships focusing on long-term strategic partnerships.

Lauren is the UK partnerships director at ASM Global, overseeing brand activation across iconic UK venues including the AO Arena Manchester, OVO Arena Wembley and first direct arena Leeds. With nearly 20 years of experience in live entertainment, Lauren began her career at Brixton Academy before moving on to roles at Wembley Arena and The O2, managing relationships with brands such as O2 Telefonica and Nissan. At ASM Global, she has played a key role in renewing first direct’s naming rights agreement and has built strong partnerships with brands including OVO, Sky and Three.

Ghalib has more than 20 years’ experience of commercial and charity income generation, relationship management, marketing and advertising. He joined Parkinson’s UK in 2012 and is currently head of commercial partnerships. In his time at the charity, Ghalib has secured the charity’s biggest partnerships and now leads a talented group of fundraisers who have delivered multiple award-winning partnerships over the years, with people who have Parkinson’s at the very heart of them.

Aaron has more than a decade of expertise in community and stakeholder relations. He has held senior roles at London City Airport, where he led strategic engagement initiatives and currently serves as vice chair of the Newham Chamber of Commerce, championing local business interests and economic development. Aaron’s career spans public and private sectors, with a focus on building sustainable partnerships, delivering impactful corporate responsibility programmes and fostering inclusive growth.