Katharine Sherwood

Katharine Sherwood is an experienced HR professional currently serving as a Board Trustee for Campfire Education Trust since March 2024. Katharine has held various leadership roles at BT Group since August 2016, including the positions of Talent, Leadership, Performance and Colleague Listening Director and Diversity & Inclusion Programme Director. Previous experience includes serving as HR Director and Interim EVP Global HR Projects at Edelman, Global IS HR Business Partner and HR Programme Manager (interim) at SABMiller, and Head of People for Finance, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Virgin Media. Notable achievements feature the design of a leadership program for the European region, implementation of global onboarding frameworks, and delivery of significant organizational restructuring leading to cost savings. Katharine's educational background includes a Graduate Certificate of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Sydney and a BSc in European Studies from the University of Hertfordshire.