University Partnerships Programme, UK. UPP has appointed Kate Owen as Chief Marketing Officer and a member of its Executive Leadership Team. Kate will lead UPP’s marketing and communications strategy and will be responsible for corporate marketing and brand management, corporate affairs and public relations, sector engagement and employee communications. She will also help drive forward our commitment to ESG. She has a wealth of experience across multiple sectors and has previously worked across both B2B and B2C marketing in business leading roles with major brands. She is a highly successful marketing leader with a strong track record of designing and implementing award winning marketing and communications strategies and transformation initiatives delivering significant growth. “UPP is unique in its approach to on-campus purpose built student accommodation and I am looking forward to working across the UPP organisation, with our partners, students and other stakeholders to deliver UPP’s strategic ambitions,” Kate said.