Renowned businesswoman, Rita Clifton has enjoyed a successful career in business leadership and brand strategy. Famed as the co-founder and Chairman of BrandCap, Rita is currently the Deputy Chair of John Lewis Partnership and Chair of Forum for the Future. Building unrivalled expertise in branding, advertising and business, Rita has since become a popular choice as a speaker for corporate events. When booked as a speaker, Rita shares her expertise on branding in the digital age, building your personal brand, leadership, inclusion and more.
Having forged a highly successful career, Rita’s first major role came as the Vice Chairman and Executive Planning Director of Saatchi & Saatchi. Building crucial knowledge of business leadership and brand strategy, Rita was then appointed as the Non-Executive Director of Dixons Retail. In 1997, she then became the CEO and Chairman of Interbrand, a position in which she worked for almost 15 years. She has since been a Non-Executive Chairman of Populus Limited, a Trustee and Fellow of WWF UK, a Panel Member of Target Neutral for BP and President of the Market Research Society.
Other prominent roles of Rita’s include being the Trustee and Director of the Henley Festival, Non-Executive Director of Bupa, Chairman of The Conservation Volunteers, Board Trustee of the Green Alliance and Board Mentor of Cricticaleye. Rita has also worked as the Non-Executive Director of Nationwide Building Society, Non-Executive Director of ASOS, Senior Independent Director of Ascential Plc, Co-Founder of Leaderbrand Limited and a Visiting Fellow at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford. Outside of business, Rita has frequently been invited to contribute on CNN, Sky and the BBC. She has also authored The Future of Brands and Love Your Imposter.
Appointed CBE during the 2014 New Year Honours, Rita is widely regarded as an influential thought leader. Now booked as a keynote speaker, panel discussion chair or workshop leader countrywide, Rita is booked time and time again to share her expertise on branding, brand strategy and business leadership. Having formerly spoken for the likes of Facebook, Google, CBI, Barclays and the National Trust, Rita is commended for being ‘relevant', ‘informative’ and ‘funny, insightful, practical and inspiring’. When looking for an expert speaker on branding, Rita Clifton is a fantastic choice- covering topics such as branding in the digital age, the business value of branding, disruption, innovation, sustainability, women in leadership and more.
