Catherine has been VP, Global Corporate Responsibility at IHG since 2018 she is responsible for overseeing IHG’s corporate responsibility strategy, leads IHG’s sustainability agenda and its global charitable giving and community programme. Previously, she was Head of Investor Relations at IHG, responsible for all activities and communications with investors and sellside analysts globally. She joined IHG in 2001, and spent 5 yrs leading the global hotel audit and EMEA corporate audit teams. Prior to that, Catherine spent 3 yrs with Ernst & Young, in their Consumer Products external audit function. She has a Natural Sciences degree from the University of Cambridge and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England and Wales.