Linda Smith

Linda Smith has been working in the media industry for over 20 years. Linda started their career at Bauer Media, where they worked for nine months as the Interim COO of Commercial. Linda then moved to Centaur Media Plc, where they worked as the Interim Commercial Development Director for a year before being promoted to COO. Linda held this position for four years before moving to RAB, where they served as the Executive Chair and Interim CEO for RadioCentre. After four years at RAB, they returned to Centaur Media Plc in the role of Transformation Officer. In this role, they were responsible for transitioning relevant production capabilities from EMEA to India and working with the management team to ensure the efficiency of business operations. The transformation project included working with outside agencies on culture, branding, and tech. In July 2021, they returned to their current role as Chief Operating Officer at Centaur Media.

Linda Smith studied joint honours French and German at Bedford College / Royal Holloway, University of London.

Linda Smith reports to Swag Mukerji, Chief Executive Officer. Some of their coworkers include Steve Newbold - Divisional Managing Director, Suki Thompson - CEO and Founding Partner of Oystercatchers, and Simon Longfield - Chief Financial Officer.