Victoria Bridgeman spent 19 years as Managing Director and then CEO of Bridgeman Images, the world’s leading art, history and cultural image licensing business. (bridgemanimages.com) During her time at Bridgeman Images, Victoria was responsible for the global expansion of the brand, managing the business from five local offices in London, New York, Paris, Berlin and Bologna and making acquisitions in France and the UK. In her role as CEO, Victoria worked with cultural content partners and international museums around the world, as well as negotiating commercial licensing deals with major clients in the editorial, commercial and creative industries.

As global account director for Saatchi and Saatchi, Katie has worked on brands from Procter and Gamble through to Agent Provocateur, from the UK Government (The British Army campaign) to L’Oreal. Her experience extends through the line covering all aspects of brand management. Delivering not only strategic but creative content worldwide highlighted the need for brands to return to basics and truly understand their own heritage in order to better answer the demands of an increasingly sophisticated target audience.