Lina María Lugo Herrera

Lina M. is a Strategic Finance Business Partner at the BBC, with experience in providing strategic financial advice and managing investment case approvals processes since February 2017. Previous roles at the BBC include Private Secretary to the Chairman, Finance Business Partner for BBC News, Corporate Finance Business Partner, and Finance Business Analyst for BBC Content. Lina M. served on the Next Generation Exec Committee in 2020, advising on challenges from younger audiences' perspectives. Prior to the BBC, experience includes roles as a Finance Analyst and Management Accountant at BBC Studios, as well as Assistant Management Accountant at LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics. Educational qualifications encompass a Chartered Management Accountant designation from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance from Monash University.