Lisa Delaney, Regional Head of Marketing & Lifestyle – Europe at Cathay Pacific

Lisa Delaney heads up Marketing and Lifestyle for Europe at Cathay Pacific. She is responsible for all aspects of marketing spanning the travel, cargo and lifestyle business units. Her dual role includes building the Cathay loyalty business across Europe.

Prior to Cathay Pacific, Lisa was at Qatar Airways leading marketing and digital sales in roles covering the Americas and 31 countries across Europe. She began her career agency-side at J Walter Thompson for the Middle East markets working on De Beers, Motorola, Braun and Ford, and joined several smaller integrated agencies before moving client-side.

An avid supporter of women in business, Lisa initiated the European Women’s Mentorship programme at Cathay Pacific.

Lisa has an Executive MBA from Bayes Business School and is an Honorary Visiting Fellow. She is also on the board of Cancer Support UK.

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