Suki Thompson

Suki Thompson is the founder and CEO of Oystercatchers, a consultancy that accelerates Marketing Performance, through partnership optimisation, financial efficiency and people training. She started her career agency side with companies such as WWAV, Publicis & TBWA before becoming a serial entrepreneur setting up Kendall Tarrant, Headhunting in Asia and Haystack in the UK - creating a framework for the modern pitch intermediary.
Suki is an expert in business partnerships, she is the driving force behind the proprietary evaluation model Optimise™ and The Oystercatchers Training Academy. Clients include; Sainsbury’s Barclays, McDonald's, British Airways, Avis Budget Group and Cinema UK.
Suki is a former Chairman of The Marketing Society, a member of WACL and is on The Board of Trustees for Macmillan Cancer Support and Touraid.
She is a regular contributor to the national and marketing press, a speaker at industry conferences, and leads industry debate at the Oystercatchers Club. She was recently made a Freeman of the City of London and given an honoury Doctorate by Coventry University for her services to International business. Suki loves Triathlons and has a Gin Company, Bunker Gin and has two children Jaz and Sam.