Q&A: Amber Kirby, Brand, Marketing and CX Director

This Q&A series from Suzie Walker Executive Search shares wisdom and insights from senior leaders for the benefit of both clients and candidates.

About Amber

Amber Kirby is a highly experienced senior marketing leader and formerly the Marketing Director for Channel 4 – an iconic brand, making a real impact on the lives of people all across the UK. Amber’s career was born in FMCG, but made in travel and entertainment, leading teams to record-beating growth and large-scale brand turnarounds.  

At this year’s Cannes Lions, Amber and her team celebrated their Grand Prix win for Channel 4 Paralympics, highlighting their unwavering desire to create change through entertainment, challenge perceptions, and represent unheard voices.  

Amber is also a Board Trustee for the RNID, supporting more than 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus, and she is a Board Trustee for Leeds University Business School, too. Her previous roles include senior leadership positions at Eurostar, Virgin Holidays, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Procter & Gamble.  

We hope you enjoy this thoughtful and insightful conversation as much as we did.  

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