Our trustee's

Kathryn Partridge is an international corporate affairs, communications and reputation management leader, based in London.  Her career has spanned multi-industries and sectors across global consumer, private equity, telecoms and consultancy organisations.  She delivers strategic reputation and communications counsel to senior-most business leaders, and is a passionate advocate for an integrated approach to commercial decision-making, corporate affairs and broader stakeholder engagement.

Kathryn started her career at French utilities giant Générale des Eaux SA, which later became Veolia.  In that company she ran the UK communications operation in its entirety.  She went on to establish the highly acclaimed corporate relations function at Diageo plc, and after providing strategic communications counsel to a Top 5 PE firm, went on to head up corporate brand and communications for a global division of the Indian conglomerate, Tata.  Kathryn has most recently returned to the world of FMCG, and is currently group corporate affairs, communications and sustainability director for Britvic plc.

Kathryn is married to her childhood sweetheart, with one wonderful daughter, and an over-excitable Beagle.  She lives in London and Dorset.  In her downtime Kathryn loves good books, long walks and open water swimming.  She supports a range of charitable organisations and community causes, most notably in the areas of education, literacy and inclusion.  She is a strong advocate of kindness in leadership, and operates with a cool head, a warm heart and plenty of grit.  Kathryn is inordinately proud to be a Trustee of Bounce Forward.