Kerry Simmons

Kerry Simmons has a wealth of experience in marketing and leadership roles. Kerry is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at FOUND since June 2023. Prior to their current role, they were a Non Executive Director at the University of Essex starting in November 2022. Before that, Kerry served as the Marketing and Operations Director at New Street Consulting Group (NSCG) starting from May 2021.

Kerry has also worked at LHH where they held several positions including Senior Vice President, Marketing for EMEA and APAC from January 2019 to May 2021, Vice President Marketing for EMEA from October 2017 to December 2018, and Marketing Director for the UK and Ireland from June 2016 to October 2017.

Earlier in their career, Kerry was the Director of Marketing at Penna from April 2014 to May 2016. Kerry also served as the Head of Marketing at Fairplace and Cedar from July 2012 to March 2014. Before that, they were the Head of Marketing (SaaS) at activ8 intelligence from January 2007 to July 2012.

Kerry's professional journey began at Ceridian, where they held various roles including Head of Product Marketing from July 2005 to January 2007, Sector Development Manager from October 2003 to July 2005, Product Strategy Manager from May 2002 to October 2003, and Marketing Executive from June 2000 to May 2002.

Kerry Simmons completed a BSc Hons degree in Chemistry at The University of Sheffield, although the specific start and end years are not provided. Kerry also obtained a Diploma from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing, though the timeframe is not specified. Subsequently, Kerry pursued a digital marketing field by completing an IDM Professional Diploma from the Institute of Data & Marketing (IDM).

In terms of higher education, Kerry attended Henley Business School to pursue an MBA, although the start and end years are not mentioned in the provided information.

Additionally, Kerry acquired various certifications to enhance their professional skills. They obtained the Certified Brand Strategist and Certified Brand Specialist certifications from LEVEL C in October 2021 and January 2021, respectively. In August 2020, Kerry received the ABM Certification: Advanced from Demandbase. They also obtained the Certified Marketer Level 1 Credential from General Assembly and the Inbound Certified certification from HubSpot in December 2019 and December 2020, respectively.