Cara McFadyen

Cara McFadyen (MCIM CMktr) has a diverse work experience in the field of marketing. Cara currently serves as the Marketing Director at Gallagher, where they previously held roles as Marketing Operations Director and Senior Marketing Manager. Prior to this, they worked as a Marketing Director at Alesco Risk Management Services. Additionally, Cara has served as a Board Member at CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing. Their earlier experience includes roles as Strategic Marketing Manager at The Ardonagh Group and Price Forbes & Partners, Marketing Manager at GUARDHOG (a project at Insurance Tailors), and Freelance Designer at Cara McFadyen. Cara also worked as a Marketing Manager at Insurance Tailors and Events & Marketing Manager at The Meredith Group. Their career started at Aberdeen Appointments Agency, where they served as a PA/Receptionist/Administrator.

Cara McFadyen (MCIM CMktr) obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communication from Robert Gorden University from 2005 to 2009. Cara also completed a Diploma in Professional Marketing from Oxford College of Marketing in 2015-2016. In addition, Cara pursued an InSight Arts Event Management Course from UCL in 2011 and studied Social Marketing through an Open Degree program at The Open University from 2008 to 2009. Cara has obtained several certifications, including being a CIM MCIM Member and a Chartered Marketer from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Cara also acquired a Diploma in Professional Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing in 2015. Furthermore, Cara has certifications in Strategic Leadership from the same institute in 2019 and Finance in the Boardroom from Oxford College of Marketing in 2019. Finally, they hold a HootSuite Certification from HootSuite Media Inc. in 2014.