Our Staff
Senior Staff Team
Responsible for the staff team divisions (Campaigns & Communications, Commercial and Support) and reporting directly to the National Executive.
Tom Stainer
Chief Executive
Responsible for Communications & Campaigns
Ken Owst
Deputy Chief Executive
Responsible for Finance & Beer Festival Support, IT, Logistics, Volunteer Services & H&S
Tony Lewis
Chief Commercial Officer
Responsible for Trading & Events and Membership
Communications & Campaigns
This division is made up of the Communications, Campaigns and Education & Training teams. It is responsible for managing all press and media matters, internal communications (including What’s Brewing & BEER), lobbying parliament and organising our campaigns and delivering education and training for members.
Katie Wiles
Senior Communications Manager
Overall responsibility for the team and managing internal and external channelsÂ
Beth Steele
Digital Communications Officer
 Responsible for social media channels and online platforms
Maddy Hardman
Communications Assistant
Supports the communications team and What’s Brewing production
Tim Hampson
What's Brewing Editor
Responsible for editorial content in What’s Brewing & BEER
Kim Adams
What's Brewing Production Editor
Responsible for design & layout in What’s Brewing & BEER
Stuart Donaldson
Senior Campaigns Manager
Overall responsibility for campaigns and public affairs. Leads on Westminster and EBCU
Paul Edgeworth
Campaigns Manager
Leads on campaigns and public affairs in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and local government
Ellie Hudspith
Policy and Research Manager
Leads on policy and research, internal engagement & promotional campaignsÂ
Alex Metcalfe
Information & Education Manager
Leads on the implementation of Learning & Discovery offering
Vacant post
Campaigns Assistant
Supports the campaigns team and first point of contact.
Commercial Division
Made up of both the Trading & Events Marketing teams and the Membership team, this division is responsible for all national marketing projects, book marketing, sales and distribution, events, sponsorship, fundraising and branding along with providing support for our members.
Amy Nash
Senior Events Manager
Overall responsibility for the events and festival team
Emma Porrett
Events Sales Manager
Responsible for the marketing and delivery of key events
Natasha Ferenczy
Events Marketing Officer
Provides marketing support and specific responsibilities for beer festivals
Alice Yardley
Events Assistant
Provide support for the Events Officer and other special projects within the commercial division
Emma Haines
Trading Manager (Good Beer Guide)
Responsible for the production of the Good Beer GuideÂ
Katie Button
Trading Manager (Books)
Responsible for generating revenue for our publications
Toby Langdon
Trading Sales & Marketing Officer
Provides sales and marketing support for publications department
Marilyn O'Donoghue
Marketing Operations Officer
Responsible for coordinating marketing activities across departments
John Cottrell
Head of Membership
Responsible for membership strategy, data and GDPR
Gary Fowler
Membership Manager
Contact for membership services
Sophia Robertson
Membership Marketing
Contact for membership marketing
Caroline Clerembaux
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries
Nicky Shipp
Reception & Membership Administration Officer
Manages CAMRA front desk
Ayesha Vekeria
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries
Matthew Holland
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries
Sarah Hall
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries and branch awards
Support Division
This division is responsible for our financial strategy, budgets and business plans and ensuring smooth support across IT, Logistics, Volunteer Services and H&S.
Gillian Dale
HR Officer
Supports and administrates HR at the office
Val Langford
Volunteer Services
Co-ordinates and focuses CAMRA’s efforts to recruit, develop and support volunteers
Glyn Shand
H&S Advisor
Oversees and implements health and safety compliance at the office, warehouse and external events
Harsha Kariawasam
Executive Support Officer
Responsible for office management, accommodation for NE/RD weekends and supporting senior staff
Jill Burder
Warehouse Overseer
Supports the warehouse to provide a high-quality service to shop purchasers, members and volunteers Â
Greg Rycroft
Senior IT Manager
Overall responsibility for the IT team
Polo Lam
IT Development Coordinator
Co-ordinates IT projects and manages the software systems
Jak Lawrence
DevOps Officer
Provides IT support for staff and volunteers and manages server environments and hostingÂ
Lee Proctor
IT Developer
Jonathan Howarth
Logistics Supervisor
Supervisor for all logistics and festival equipment activities
Ashton Lilly
Logistics Administrator
Contact for beer festival transport and booking enquiries
Jamie Thomas
Logistics Assistant
Picking, packing, and maintenance of all beer festival equipment
Joshua Hough
Logistics Assistant
Picking, packing, and maintenance of all beer festival equipment
Louis Simms
Logistics Assistant
Picking, packing, and maintenance of all beer festival equipment
Anita Gibson
Senior Finance & Beer Festival Support Manager
Liz Wickham
Finance & Beer Festival Support Officer
Helen Curnow
Finance & Beer Festival Support Assistant
Hardeep Sura
Commercial Analyst & Accounting Support