Rita Clifton
Chairman, Interbrand
Rita graduated from Cambridge and began her career in advertising. She worked at Saatchi & Saatchi for 12 years, becoming Vice Chairman and Executive Planning Director in 1995.
In 1997 she joined Interbrand, the world’s leading brand consultancy, as Chief Executive in London; in January 2002 she became Chairman. She is in demand as a speaker and media commentator on all areas of brands, reputation, marketing and communications around the world. Her writing has included the book ‘The Future of Brands’, and The Economist book ‘Brands and Branding’.
She is a non-executive director of DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Store Group plc), and Emap plc. She also chairs Populus, the opinion pollster to The Times. She has been a member of the Government’s Sustainable Development Commission, is a trustee of WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature), and is on the Business Advisory Board for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. In 2006, she was appointed Visiting Professor at Henley Management College.
