Ru Kotecha

Ru Kotecha has a diverse work experience in marketing and consulting roles. From 2019 to the present, they have worked at AF OLIVER as a Business Director. Prior to that, from 2013 to 2019, they held the role of Account Director at Totality, where they focused on place marketing projects and regeneration. In 2012, they worked as a Marketing Consultant at Ru Kotecha, providing services to SMEs in the built environment. They also have experience as a Marketing Consultant at Landsec from 2011 to 2012 and as a Marketing Manager at Pringle Brandon (now Perkins + Will) from 2006 to 2011. Additionally, they worked as a Freelance Writer for global, national, and local publications from 2008 to 2011, and as a Market Research Exec (Qualitative) at Andrew Irving Associates from 2004 to 2006. In 2020, they had a secondment role as a Senior Project Lead at OLIVER Agency / U-Studio.

Ru Kotecha completed St Mary's Hall at Roedean School in Brighton from 1992 to 1997. Following this, Ru went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree (2:1) in Marketing from the University of Hertfordshire, attending from 1999 to 2003. Ru's education continued with a Master of Science degree in Marketing & Leadership from Cranfield School of Management, which was completed from 2022 to 2025.