Emma is a Chartered Accountant by background and has had a 35 year career in professional services firm PwC, latterly specialising in Risk Management and Board Governance. In that time she has also developed considerable experience as an Auditor, IT Consultant, Operational Risk Consultant, Programme Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions advisor, and Risk Management Leader. She has advised businesses across a range of sectors particularly in Manufacturing, wholesale and distribution and media and events. She is an experienced trainer and presenter, enjoys coaching, mentoring and development of people and advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. Prior to that her MA degree from The University of St Andrews is in Management with International Relations which included specialising in politics of the Middle East.
She has lived in the East Midlands for nearly 50 years and is passionate about the local area and supporting arts and cultural engagement for people in the region. Her time on the Art Reach board has enabled her to get to know Leicester more specifically and she enthusiastically gets to Leicester to support the Art Reach programmes whenever possible.
On a personal level Emma loves theatre, ballet, music of most genres, gardening, travel, quizzing, tennis and spending time with her family where usually all these hobbies coincide.