Tamara Bennett

With a solid background in broadcast, agency and in-house roles, Tamara is currently Director of Communications for the Virgin Group. Prior to joining Virgin, Tamara worked as a Researcher, Presenter and Director for ITV1 in the West Country - working across a range of regional and network TV programmes, before working for Nike and MTV1 on the launch of their national #justaddmoves campaign. She then worked in PR agencies, across a range of clients from the Ariel Fashion Awards to the Learning and Skills Council. Prior to joining Virgin, she was Senior Media Manager at the British Heart Foundation, working across policy, news, ambassador recruitment and fundraising media relations, including leading strategic award-winning communications campaigns for the organisation. She has a degree in English Literature and Politics, a post-graduate certificate in Journalism and is a proud graduate of the Women50 Santander and UCLA leadership programme.