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Katie Simpson

Wildcard · DISC type cis
Head of Marketing UK & International at Oddlygood
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Katie is a marketing leader with over 20 years of experience at major FMCG companies like Diageo, innocent drinks, and her current role at Oddlygood. She was part of the team that led innocent drinks to become the #1 brand in chilled juice. She holds a BA Hons in Economics & Italian from the University of Leeds.

Based on her activities, Katie is passionate about ambitious, high-growth brands and shows a strong commitment to supporting her colleagues. She frequently champions her teams work and promotes new talent, indicating a focus on collaborative success and building a strong, positive work environment.

Unique fact: She played a key leadership role in the campaign that drove innocent drinks to the number one position in its category for the first time in its history.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Head of Marketing UK & International
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Katie shows up

ROI Driven
Requires Proof
Friendly But Slow

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell

Priorities

Topics Katie cares about

Plant-Based Growth
As Head of Marketing at Oddlygood, she is focused on growing plant-based brands and has publicly shared her excitement about the industry's potential.
FMCG Brand Building
Her career spans over two decades with leadership roles at top FMCG companies including innocent drinks, Diageo, and Ferrero, building major consumer brands.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Head of Marketing UK & International
Oddlygood
6-2024 - 7-2025
Head of Marketing UK & Ireland
innocent drinks
1-2021 - 5-2024
Head of UK Brand & Portfolio
innocent drinks
6-2020 - 12-2020
Head of UK Brand (mat cover)
innocent drinks
5-2018 - 5-2020
Group Head of Brand Comms
innocent drinks
In the press

Media appearances

Oddlygood Group welcomes Katie Simpson. Featured in Food & Drink Technology
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Oddlygood snaps up ex-Innocent marketing lead. Featured in The Grocer
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Education
1999 - 2003
Economics & Italian (BA Hons)
University of Leeds
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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