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Kathryn Jacob OBE is Chief Executive of Pearl & Dean, the UK’s best known cinema advertising contractor. She was awarded her OBE in 2016 for services to the promotion of equality and diversity, including as a member of the Government Expert Group on Body Confidence, a member of the Advertising Association Council, an ex-President of Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership (WACL), and her positions on the Development Boards at RADA. Kathryn is Chair of Trustees at one the UK's leading arts venues, HOME in Manchester and has been the President of SAWA, the global trade body for cinema advertising, since 2022. Kathryn is the co-author (with Sue Unerman) of four books including A Year of Creativity: 52 ideas for boosting creativity, innovation and inspiration at work.
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