Sophie MacCormack
Senior Marketing Manager Vestiaire Collective
Sophie graduated from the UoM in 2017 with a degree in Management & Marketing of Fashion Textiles (with industrial experience). Since graduating, Sophie has enjoyed a global and illustrious career in luxury fashion Marketing, Media and PR. Sophie graduated and joined fashion house Burberry the same summer, working here for four years across both owned and paid marketing roles. With an active interest in sustainability, she relocated to Paris in 2021 to own the UK marketing strategy for luxury French re-sale platform, Vestiaire Collective. For the last two years she has been leading the UK strategy and looking after all channels from PR, Events, Partnerships, Talent and owned Marketing Campaigns to ensure a local first approach. .
Sean Jadoon
Having started my design education at St Martins, I continued my business education at UOM and completed my postgrad at Cambridge. With a background in luxury goods and a deep focus on all things digital, today I am a partner in a couple of businesses and consult others in the luxury sector when I have the time. Having advised over 140+ different luxury businesses across every continent, I can honestly say I think I have the best “job” in the world because it doesn’t feel like work. Ever.
Eleonora Paneni
Marketing Director at Dentsu
Eleonora Paneni graduated from the UoM in 2016 with a MSc degree in International Fashion Marketing. Since graduating, Eleonora has had an impressive career in marketing mainly focusing on digital marketing working with leading players of the luxury fashion industry, working as an offline and online media assistant for Louis Vuitton and working as Senior Digital Media Executive for the NET A PORTER group. In the last couple of years, she has moved to the tech industry and is now the marketing director for Dentsu. In her free time, she enjoys working on growth plans for small niche brands.
Gabrielle Pritchard
Co-Founder Deidei
Gabrielle graduated from Manchester Fashion Institute (MMU) with a degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising. Since graduating, Gabrielle has enjoyed a career in digital marketing. With a drive towards a more sustainable future for the fashion industry, Gabrielle co-founded Deidei – a sustainable womenswear brand, on a mission to make looking good, feeling good and doing something positive for the earth mean the same thing. A brand with empathy and joy, that cares as much about the women making the products, as they do about the women wearing them. Deidei has already been a favourite among celebrities including Kate Nash, actor Aimee Lou Wood, Radio 1 presenter Vick Hope and TV cook Melissa Hemsley.
Rachel Pugh
Recruitment consultant at Zachary Daniels
Rachel Puch is a recruitment consultant at Zachary Daniels. Zachary Daniels takes a 5-star approach to retail recruitment. Niche. National. International. Whatever the role, the Zachary Daniels approach of working fast, listening more than it talked and delivering what it promised struck a chord with clients and candidates.
White Smoke
We are a top UK fashion supply chain consultancy, serving and advising leading e-retailers. With our expertise and integrity, we make productive strategic partnerships. We offer A to Z of professional fashion garment production from concept design and pattern making, all the way to manufacture and distribution, tailored to our clients creativity and budget.
Hannah Beaumont
CEO. Beaumont Organic
Hannah Beaumont-Laurencia graduated from Leeds University in 2006 with a first-class honours in Fashion & Textiles Marketing. Since graduating, Hannah has enjoyed a global career in her once niche but now highly talked about sector of sustainable fashion, founding her conscious clothing brand, Beaumont Organic in 2008. Transparency is at the core of Hannah’s business and values, sourcing only certified organic fabrics and ensuring that all parts of the supply chain and analysed to ensure minimal impact to both the environment and the people. Hannah has worked with some of the most highly regarded UK stores from Liberty London to Anthropologie EU through her wholesale connections and built an international presence for Beaumont Organic both online and in stores spanning 12 countries with 4 agents globally and a database of over 65k people. This year she will launch a series of lives off her highly regarded mindful living Instagram feed aimed at supporting and educating people about conscious consumerism including how to purchase, why we buy what we buy, and when we come to make purchase how to use their money for good. As of 2023 she also writes a sustainable column each month for love Manchester, and keep an eye out for her clothes swap launch which will be taking place in her Manchester flagship store.
Mica Barnett
Womenswear Product Developer
Mica graduated from the UOM in 2021 with a degree in Fashion Marketing, undertaking her one year placement at Gymshark , Since graduating, Micaha's made a fantastic start to her career working at some of the UKs biggest brands. Mica's current role is in the Own Label department for FTSE 100 Global Retailer JD Sports , specialising in Women's Product Development. Mica works on brands including Columbia, Pink Soda, Mc Kenzie & Supply & Demand. Her role spans the whole development process and includes Price Negotiation, Critical Path Management, Sample Fitting, Testing, Product Quality & Sustainability for global orders. She has enjoyed overseas travel to suppliers and loves to see the product. she has worked on successful in stores and with the consumer.
Margaret Ward
Founder and Head of Strategy at Claddagh Creative
Margaret Ward is the founder and Head of Strategy at Claddagh Creative. The first in her family to attend university, Margaret achieved a first-class honours degree in BSc fashion marketing at the University of Manchester in 2021while simultaneously building Claddagh Creative. Her passion lies in working with sustainable and ethically driven brands. With sustainability and ethical practices at the forefront of her mission, Margaret leveraged her experience in different marketing functions for other brands to understand better how the marketing world can positively evolve. Margaret is proud to work with clients all over the world by introducing them to a new way of reaching and connecting with their audience.
Alex St Angelo
Alex St Angelo is a highly experienced and successful leader with a strong track record in international fashion retail-business development, strategic management, brand storytelling, and digital transformation. With experience of working for global fashion brands such as Stuart Weitzman and Selfridges & Co, Alex is expert at creating collaborative fashion environments and building strong partnerships to present innovative solutions that support strategic brand growth.
