Boardroom judgement. Operating reality.

Jane advises boards, CEOs and founders on brand, business transformation, governance and reputation. A former CEO and Executive Committee member of the AIM-listed M&C Saatchi Group, she founded and sold one of the UK's leading specialist communications consultancies and later became CEO of M&C Saatchi Talk.

She was the founding Chair of the British Beauty Council, establishing it as the collective voice of the UK beauty industry, and was awarded an OBE for services to the British fashion and beauty industries. Her current portfolio includes non-executive, nominations and remuneration, venture and strategic advisory roles.

Michela is a C-suite brand and communications operator who has worked across consumer goods, beauty, luxury and technology. A materials engineer by training, she began at Procter & Gamble in R&D before moving to the commercial side of the business. At P&G Prestige she became the division's youngest-ever communications leader and helped build the portfolio from approximately $50 million to $12 billion in retail sales.

She led communications through the Wella and Cosmopolitan Cosmetics acquisitions, major portfolio change and the SK-II Fukushima crisis. She subsequently held senior brand and communications roles at Salvatore Ferragamo, eBay and Swarovski, advised Fortune 50 companies through Perceptual Advisors and returned to Ferragamo in 2024 as Chief Brand and Communications Officer. She is a Non-Executive Director of The Natural Bottle Holding BV.