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 & Volunteer Services
Anita Newland-Smith
Company Secretary
Responsible for Finance & Beer Festival Support, Logistics, HR & H&S
Tony Lewis
Chief Commercial Officer
Responsible for Trading, Events & Membership
Gregory Rycroft
Chief Information Officer
Responsible for IT along with delivery and development of CAMRA’s Digital Futures strategy
Jane Eason
Chief of Campaigns and Communications
Responsible for Communications and Campaigns
Campaigns & Communications
This division is made up of the Communications, Campaigns, Learn & Discover and Volunteer Services teams. It is responsible for managing all press and media matters, internal communications (including What’s Brewing & BEER), organising our campaigns, lobbying parliament, delivering learning & discovery, training and volunteer support.
Maddy Hardman
Acting Communications Manager
Primary contact for the Communications team
Matt Rogers
Communications Assistant
Supports the communications team and What’s Brewing production
Tim Hampson
What's Brewing Editor
Responsible for editorial content on the What’s Brewing website & in BEER magazine
Kim Adams
What's Brewing Production Editor
Responsible for the design and layout of the What’s Brewing website and BEER magazine
Alex Metcalfe
Learning & Discovery Manager
Leads on the implementation of CAMRA’s Learning & Discovery programme.
Ellie Hudspith
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
Cam Weddell
Campaigns Officer
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
Alice Depauw
Sales Development Manager
Responsible for event sales and sponsorship across CAMRA
Stuart Grahame
Events Marketing Officer
Responsible for marketing of festivals
Louise Wilding
Events Assistant
Supports the Events team
Emma Haines
Trading Manager (Good Beer Guide)
Responsible for the production of the Good Beer Guide
Alan Murphy
Trading Manager
Toby Langdon
Trading Sales & Marketing Officer
Provides sales and marketing support for publications department
Val Langford
Volunteer Support Manager
Co-ordinates and focuses CAMRA’s efforts to recruit, develop and support volunteers
Alan Jones
Marketing Operations Officer
John Cottrell
Head of Membership
Responsible for membership strategy, data and GDPR
Michael Lovell
Membership Marketing Officer
Contact for membership marketing activity
Caroline Clerembaux
Membership Team Supervisor
Contact for membership queries
Matthew Holland
Membership Operations Officer
Contact for membership queries
Nicky Shipp
Reception & Membership Officer
Manages CAMRA front desk
Ayesha Vekeria
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries
Sarah Hall
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries and branch awards
Amy York
Membership Officer
Contact for membership queries
Laura Coles
Events Recruitment Officer
Support Division
This division is responsible for our financial strategy, budgets and business plans and ensuring smooth support across IT, Logistics, HR and Health & Safety.
Anabel Patterson
Finance Manager
Hope Humphreys
Finance & Beer Festival Support Assistant
Helen Curnow
Finance & Beer Festival Support Assistant
Katie Armstrong
HR/Payroll Administrator
Liz Wickham
Finance & Beer Festival Support Officer
Polo Lam
Senior IT Manager
Overall responsibility for the IT team
Jak Lawrence
IT DevOps Officer
Provides IT support for staff and volunteers and manages server environments and hosting
Lee Proctor
IT Lead Developer
Mogul Suthawan
Front End Digital Product Designer
Alexander Wright
PHP Developer
Ashly McCunnin
PHP Developer
Joshua Hough
Warehouse Supervisor
Supervisor for all logistics and festival equipment activities
Jill Burder
Warehouse Overseer / Mentor
Supports the warehouse to provide a high-quality service to shop purchasers, members and volunteers
Scott Rutherford
Health, Safety & Compliance Advisor/Office Manager
Oversees and implements health and safety compliance at the office, warehouse and external events
Matthew Stevens
Warehouse Administrator & Operative
Contact for beer festival transport and booking enquiries
Steve Powell
Logistics Cooling Support Assistant
Cooling expertise and maintenance
Brian Woollard
Warehouse Operative
Picking, packing, and maintenance of all beer festival equipment
Kevin Mawhood
Warehouse Operative
Picking, packing, and maintenance of all beer festival equipment
Vacant
Warehouse Operative