Georgina Whyatt
Georgina is a senior lecturer in marketing and retail management at Oxford Brookes University. For some years prior to this she combined the position of lecturer and town centre manager. The latter role varied from drawing up a strategy and implementing a series of marketing initiatives for the town's regeneration, to advising independent retailers and managing relationships with all main stakeholders.
Georgina's marketing experience was first gained in retail buying positions at Littlewoods and Empire Stores. Following these she worked in Hong Kong where she ran an organisation that protected the interests of Hong Kong manufacturers and exporters. Georgina has a degree in textile design, an MBA and Professional Postgraduate Diploma In Marketing and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.