Kathryn Thirlwell

Kathryn Thirlwell has a diverse and extensive work experience. Kathryn started their career as an Assistant Buyer at Charles Kendall & Partners in 2005. Kathryn then joined the Financial Services Authority as a Buyer in December 2005. In 2008, they moved to Transport for London, where they held various procurement roles, including Senior Procurement Officer, Procurement Manager, and Category Manager - ICT Applications. Kathryn's most recent position was with Ascential, where they served as the Information Technology Procurement Manager from November 2016 to December 2017, and later became the VP Procurement from January 2018 till date.

Kathryn Thirlwell obtained a BA (Hons) degree in French & Spanish from The University of Manchester in the years 2000-2004. Subsequently, they pursued an MA degree in Modern Languages & European Cultures at The University of Manchester from 2004-2005.