Emma Ward
Growth Leadership
Emma is a business leadership specialist with 25+ years’ experience, most recently as European Managing Director of the leading brand and innovation executive search firm, The Talent Business. Here she partnered with leadership teams including Apple, Channel 4, Haleon, EY, Specsavers, Saatchi & Saatchi and Ogilvy, helping build transformational teams and leaders capable of driving innovation and strategic and commercial impact.
Prior to this, Emma worked at advertising agencies Publicis and Farm, as well as the brand consultancy BANC in Managing Director roles. She has seen first-hand that business, people and team growth come from delivering excellence in leadership and training. She is an avid promoter of the value of emotional intelligence providing the basis for quality leadership, team building and collaboration.
Emma is a former National League hockey player, now playing ‘Masters’ and winning the National Championships in 2022. She was also a national swimmer, and got back in the water recently to win the 2023 Serpentine Swim in her age-group.
