Claire Van der Zant

Claire Van der Zant has over nine years of work experience in the marketing and business development sectors. In 2021, they began working at Shieldpay as the Revenue Director and Managing Director. In their role as Managing Director, they support their sales, partnerships, marketing, and customer success teams to achieve their goals in collaboration with the wider SPG group. Claire also serves as the Customer Director. In 2020, they were the Chief Operating Officer at Uniqodo - The Promotion Engine, the Marketing Director at Forlocal, and the Chief Customer Officer B2C at Finablr Technology. From 2017 to 2020, they were the Operations Director, Chief of Staff, and Strategic Delivery at Thomas Cook Money, a Mentor at Kerning the Gap, and the Business Development Director at Rooster Punk. In 2016, they were the Business Director at Ingenuity London. From 2013 to 2016, they were the Head of New Business at Cherry London, where they were responsible for brand positioning, business strategy, lead generation, pitching, and forecasting. Finally, from 2012 to 2013, they were the Client Partner at Rainmaker Consulting.

Claire Van der Zant has a diverse educational background. Claire obtained their Masters in Independent Study Arts Management from De Montfort University in 2007, following a BA(hons) in Arts Management from the same university between 2003 and 2006. Prior to this, they attended Ramsey Abbey from 1998 to 2002.