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Ilka Lane

Group Content Director at Henley & Partners - The Firm of Global Citizens®

Ilka Lane has a diverse work experience across various industries and roles. Ilka started their career as a Personnel Consultant at Interactive Personnel in 1996 and later worked as a Temporary PA at The National Trust from 1996 to 1997. In 1998, they joined Royal Mail as a Personnel Network Support and Advisor. Then, they moved to KPMG (The Jenny Morris Agency) and served as a PowerPoint Presentation Specialist from 1998 to 2006. In 2006, they worked as a Freelance Project Manager, Editor, Proofreader, Overwriter, Author, and PowerPoint specialist at Troupant Publishers until 2008. From 2007 to 2008, they were the Office Manager at Activate Architecture.

Ilka'scareer in the educational sector started in 2009 when they became a Development Editor at Oxford University Press, a role they held until 2012. Ilka then moved to Pearson Education Africa and served as a Managing Editor from 2012 to 2014. From 2014 to 2017, Ilka Lane worked as a Development Editor for Higher Education at Oxford University Press Southern Africa.

Ilka'smost recent role is at Henley & Partners - The Firm of Global Citizens®. Ilka joined the company in 2017 as a Managing Editor and is currently in the position of Group Content Director, which they have held since May 2021.

Ilka Lane attended Rhodes University, where they pursued a BA degree in Psychology, English, Journalism, and Media Studies. Ilka later went on to complete a BA (Hons) degree in Psychology at the same institution. The exact start and end years of their education are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Group Content Director

    May, 2021 - present

  • Managing Editor

    November, 2017