Sue Farr

aged 58, Director, Strategic and Business Development

Sue FarrSue leads Chime's strategic & business development programme.

Prior to Chime she was European Managing Director of Golin/Harris, the IPG owned PR group where she was responsible for their European network of offices and affiliates.

Much of Sue's client career has been spent in broadcasting. Firstly as Director of Corporate Communications for Thames Television plc (1990-3) which saw her launch UK Gold, and subsequently as Director of Marketing and Communications for the BBC (1993-2000). She was responsible for marketing strategy, planning and implementation across all the BBC's public service brands. She also created and launched Proms in the Park.

Sue is a Non-Executive Director of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc, Motivcom plc and Dairy Crest plc. Sue was voted Advertising Woman of the Year in 1997, a WACL Woman of Achievement in 1998 and awarded The Marketing Society's ‘Grand Prix' in 1998. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bedfordshire in 2010 in recognition of her services to Marketing and Communications.