Karen Childs

Karen Childs has a diverse work experience spanning over multiple companies. Karen began their career at Homebase as a Paint Buying Assistant in 2005 and gradually moved up the ranks, taking on various roles such as Promotions Project Executive, Marketing Category Planning Executive, Category Marketing Manager, National & Local Marketing Manager, and Senior Initiatives Planning Marketing Manager. In these roles, Karen was responsible for developing marketing strategies, implementing campaigns across different media platforms, managing budgets, and evaluating campaign effectiveness. Karen then joined Argos in 2013 as an Argos Customer Experience Manager, where they focused on improving customer experience. Throughout their time at Argos, Karen also held positions as a Client Director and Senior Media Business Development Manager. Currently, they serve as the Head of Marketing Propositions at BSI, where they are responsible for leading marketing propositions.

Karen Childs earned a BA Honours Degree in Business Management and Marketing from the University of Derby from 2002 to 2004. Prior to that, they obtained an HND in Leisure Management from New College Nottingham between 2000 and 2002.