The Academy Team

Our UK programmes are sponsored by:

Meet the Team

Here’s a little information about our Trustees, Directors & Leadership Team

Phil Rumbol, Chairman UK Trustees
Michaela Wells, Global Programme Administrator
Oli Barrett, Head of International Development
Sherilyn Shackell, Founder & CEO of The Marketing Academy
Ellie Hillman, Head of Marketing and Events
Katherine Tulpa, Coaching Faculty Leader
Victoria Sindermann, US Program Director (Interim)
Felicity Cumming, Programme Lead for The Fellowship
Taylor Hill, Scholarship Programme Manager
Thomas Barta, Fellowship Faculty Leader
Daryl Fielding, CEO - The Marketing Academy Foundation
Emma Bird, US Program Launch Lead
Charmaine Eggberry, Trustee
Marcus Lorenzo, Global Partnerships Director
Emma Harris, Trustee - The Marketing Academy Foundation
Syl Saller CBE, Board Director
Terry Savage, Global Chairman
Sarah Ellis, Director of Inspire
Steve Back, Trustee
Mike Hughes, Trustee
Sally Cowdry, Trustee
Alexander Haitoglou, Chair of the Alumni Foundation
Mark Ritson, Board Director

Academy People

Featured Fellow

2014

Mark Evans, Group Marketing Director – Direct Line Group

Mark started his Marketing career in Mars Inc and for 10 years worked on a number of their global brands across sectors and geographies. Subsequently…

Featured Scholar

2013

Smriti Khanna, Electrolux UK & Ireland – Senior Consumer Marketing Manager

Smriti is a brand strategist and an internal communications expert, with a diverse background, ranging from creating employee engagement and communication plans, to developing target…

Who's Involved:

The Scholarship – a 9 month, free, part time programme for 30 of the UK’s fastest rising stars in Marketing, Advertising, Media and Communications.

The Fellowship – Equips CMO’s and Marketing Directors with the tools, knowledge and insight to make the move onto Boards and into General Management / MD / CEO roles.

12 month full paid Marketing Apprenticeship for young adults who because of challenging backgrounds, lack qualifications or poor life choices are normally overlooked for this kind of work experience

The Team