Laura has spent the last 19 years working with Cornwall’s most well-known food, drink and hospitality brands and businesses. Spanning the public and private sector - Laura’s roles have encompassed reputation management, communications and marketing - and she’s scooped a number of high-profile industry awards and accolades along the way.

Laura has spent the last nine years at St Austell Brewery, one of the region’s largest private sector employers. Operating as part of the executive board, Laura leads on all corporate comms, the strategic direction of the company’s portfolio of beer brands and all marketing deliverables across its 160+ South West pub estate and vast regional wholesale network. Laura also spearheads the company’s sustainability strategy, helping to shape the future of the nearly 175-year-old business.