Kathryn Gilson

Kathryn Gilson is a qualified Company Secretary currently working as a freelance corporate governance professional.  She has over 25 years’ experience in governance and company secretarial roles, having spent her career predominantly with corporations in the finance and service sectors including Barclays, the AA, Direct Line and the Co-operative.  Kathryn has significant experience advising Boards on corporate governance best practice and project managing large scale corporate transactions.  In 2005, she obtained a Masters degree in Corporate Governance.

Kathryn has served as a Trustee of the Buxton Well Dressing Festival since the charity’s registration in 2013.  She was Treasurer when the decision was taken to form a registered charity. She assisted the Committee throughout this process.