Katie Blackburn

Katie Blackburn's work experience includes a role as Vice President of Merchandising - Food & Beverage at WHSmith North America starting in May 2023. Prior to that, they held various roles at WHSmith, including Head of Buying - General Merchandise, Trading Controller - General Merchandise, Trading Controller - Snacking, News & Magazines, Senior Buyer - Snacking, and Buyer - Snacking. Katie also worked at Mondelēz International as a Customer Development Manager, Customer Development Executive, Brand Executive, Sales Development Executive, and Customer Planning Executive. Additionally, they had brief internships at Cumberland Ellis LLP, Capita Resourcing, Capita Symonds, and LSA Search.

Katie Blackburn attended Reigate Grammar School from 2002 to 2009. Katie then pursued a BA Hons degree in Land Economy at the University of Cambridge from 2009 to 2012.