Kate Brown

Kate Brown has over 20 years of experience in communications and corporate affairs. Kate is currently the Head of Communications & Corporate Affairs at KP Snacks, a position they have held since 2023. Prior to this, from 2019 to 2023, Kate served as the Director of Communications and Sustainability at Gist - Transforming Supply Chains, where they were a member of the Executive Committee and led teams in reshaping and delivering internal and external communication programs. Kate also created the sustainability program at the company.

From 2017 to 2019, Kate worked at Vodafone Business as the Head of Internal Communications, where they planned and executed a global internal communications program for a complex, matrix organization. Some of their notable achievements in this role include creating and delivering engagement and communication programs, as well as rebranding Vodafone Enterprise to Vodafone Business.

Prior to their time at Vodafone Business, Kate held various communication roles at Lion, Brambles, and Gist. At Gist from 2007 to 2014, they served as the Head of Communications and was responsible for brand management, corporate and internal communications, public relations, crisis communication, social media, and corporate social responsibility.

Overall, Kate Brown has a diverse background in communications and has demonstrated their ability to lead teams and deliver successful communication programs.

Kate Brown obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Psychology and Zoology from the University of Sydney, which they attended from 1989 to 1994. In 1994, they also completed a Graduate Diploma in Scientific Communication at The Australian National University. Later, in 2003 and 2004, Kate pursued further education at the University of Winchester, where they obtained a CIM Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing. Additionally, they have obtained certifications such as the Adult Mental Health Aware Course from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England in October 2022, and the IOSH Managing Safely certification from IOSH in June 2021. It is also mentioned that Kate has pursued a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), but the specific dates of its acquisition are not provided.