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Catherine Attenborough

Commander · DISC type D
Head of Change at Wellcome Trust
📍 United Kingdom

Catherine is the Head of Change at Wellcome Trust, specializing in people-focused business transformation. Certified in Agile methodologies, she has a strong track record leading successful change initiatives related to technology, process, and culture across purpose-driven organizations, government, and B2B environments.

She is passionate about helping people and organizations evolve. Her recent career move reflects a deliberate return to the purpose-driven, not-for-profit sector. She enjoys giving back by sharing her real-world expertise with the next generation, such as speaking to university students about Agile development.

Unique fact: She was the runner-up in the "Rising Stars 2013" competition, which recognizes ambitious and talented housing professionals.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Change
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Catherine shows up

Risk-Taker
Very Quick
Decisive

They are very proud of what they do. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Catherine cares about

Human-Centred Change
Her mission is to help organisations adapt through effective, human-centred change management, ensuring transformation is not just delivered, but embraced by people.
Agile Methodologies
She is certified in Agile and enjoys sharing real-world stories and practical applications with university students, showing a passion for teaching the methodology.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Head of Change
Wellcome Trust
2-2025 - 11-2025
Global Digital Transformation Change Lead
Kantar
10-2022 - 1-2025
Global Digital Transformation Programme Director
Kantar
12-2019 - 9-2022
Head of Transformation (Insights Division - UK & Ireland)
Kantar
8-2013 - 1-2016
Director of Business Excellence
Peabody
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Education
Postgraduate Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts - BA
RMIT University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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