Lina María Zapata Labrador

Lina M. is a Strategic Finance Business Partner at the BBC, a position held since February 2017, where responsibilities include providing strategic financial advice and overseeing investment case approvals. Previous roles at the BBC include Private Secretary to the Chairman, Finance Business Partner for BBC News, and Corporate Finance Business Partner. Lina's earlier experience includes roles as a Finance Analyst and Management Accountant at BBC Studios, alongside finance-related positions at LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics. Lina is a Chartered Management Accountant, having completed education at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Monash University, where a Bachelor of Commerce was earned with a focus on Economics and Finance.