Nicki Ramsbottom MCIM

A Marketing Consultant based in Suffolk, Nicki has extensive experience of B2B and professional services marketing managing marketing campaigns for a variety of companies throughout East Anglia. She provides a full service marketing consultancy, with a particular interest in supporting businesses with their Corporate and Marketing Strategy and Digital Marketing.

Before starting her own agency in 2012, she spent eight years as a Marketing Manager for a Top 100 law firm.

Nicki has worked with the East of England Committee for a number of years, helping to organize the Committee's conference programme for the East Anglian region.

Tom McHarg ACIM Chartered Marketer

Tom is a Chartered Marketer with over ten years’ experience helping businesses define and deliver effective marketing strategies.

He is the founder of Orter Marketing, a consultancy that advises global and regional companies to improve their marketing effectiveness.

Throughout his career, Tom has worked across internal and consultative functions. Being the marketing leadership for a commodity trading company and a cooperative, as well as advising the largest names in agriculture, Tom brings an empathetic understanding of modern marketing challenges and opportunities. His reputation has led him to work with brands like Bayer, FMC, Syngenta, Dekalb, and many more.

Tom holds the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing and has achieved Chartered Marketer status.

Outside of work, Tom can be found playing cricket, football, and learning about the latest developments in marketing.

Lauren Wiffen ACIM

Lauren has been working in Marketing & Communications for over seven years in local government at Braintree District Council.

She started off her career as an apprentice and won a national and regional apprenticeship award for her commitment and love for the job. Over the years she has had a variety of roles and gained professional experience and skills in creating and driving strategic marketing plans and strategies, delivering effective campaigns, advertising and PR.

She has a particular interest in digital marketing where she holds a CIM Level 6 Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing and in her early career years studied the Level 3 and Level 4.

When not working, Lauren shares her love for interior design and home décor as an Instagram content creator, likes travelling and enjoys yoga/Pilates a few times a week.

Sarah Ward MCIM

An award-winning marketer with 19 years of experience driving strategic marketing initiatives that enhance brand visibility and fuel customer acquisition. With a strong focus on B2B marketing, Sarah specialises in delivering strategies that achieve growth targets and business objectives.

Her expertise spans a range of industries, including SaaS, Membership, Events & Exhibitions, Workplace Technology, Retail Activation, and Print & Display (both Small and Large Format). Sarah’s work has been recognised with multiple awards, including ‘Best Supplier Marketer’ at the 2018 EN Elite Awards for event activation and lead generation campaigns, as well as the ‘Digital Marketing Excellence Award’ at The Essex Business Awards in 2022.

Committed to marketing excellence and continuous professional development, Sarah holds two Level 6 CIM Marketing Diplomas: the Professional Diploma in Marketing and the Digital Diploma in Professional Marketing. She is currently pursuing the Level 7 CIM Marketing Leadership Programme and working towards Chartered Marketer status through ongoing CPD activity.

Joanna Ross DipM MCIM Chartered Marketer

Jo Ross is a Chartered Marketer with over 13 years’ experience within sales & marketing and has been a member since 2009. Responsible for a diverse range of marketing functions across a varied range of industries including Finance and Digital Advertising. The last 8 years’ have been within the Arts & Culture sector working as a Head of Marketing and Data Insights collaborating closely with artists, producers, creatives, and stakeholders to deliver strategic campaign plans to sell events to the wider public.

With a CIM Top Worldwide Student Award for the Level 7 Professional Marketing Leadership Programme (Masters Equivalent) in Nov 2022, a Professional Diploma in Marketing and BA Hons in Business and Design. Jo specialises in campaign planning & management, team leadership, digital marketing, CRM management, marketing audits, analytics, strategy, and the ability to translate customer dynamics into detailed strategic plans for business growth.

Within her capacity as a CIM East of England committee member, Jo’s position as Events Ambassador is to be responsible for coordinating & supporting the CIM East of England Events team.

Outside of marketing, Jo is an amateur musician who enjoys playing a range of musical instruments including the Eb, Alto and Bb Clarinet in her local military band, orchestra and clarinet choir.

Francesca Francois MCIM

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