Iona Ratcliffe

Iona Ratcliffe has a wealth of experience in the marketing and strategy fields. Iona began their career in 2011 as Public Relations and Marketing for Crumpet England Ltd, where they were responsible for running and organizing press and customer events, increasing brand awareness through PR and internet activity, and working closely with the Marketing Director to develop online and offline campaigns. In 2012, they held Account Manager positions at both Zag - BBH London and 180 Amsterdam. Iona then moved on to become a Strategist at Droga5 in 2013, before taking a Strategist role at Quintessentially & Co. in 2016. In 2017, they were a Senior Strategist at Portas, and in 2018 they were a Senior Strategist at Wieden + Kennedy. In 2019, they became a Freelance Strategist at Converse and a Head of Brand and Founding Partner, as well as Chief Marketing Officer, at Ocean Bottle. In this role, they work to bring people together to turn the tide on ocean plastic by making reusables that work even harder for the planet, through design-led products that fund the collection of ocean-bound plastic with every sale and now with every refill, thanks to the Ocean Bottle app.

Iona Ratcliffe attended The University of Manchester from 2008 to 2011 and earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theology and Philosophy.