Collette’s career includes senior roles in the private and public sectors encompassing Unilever, BBC, the UK government’s Department for Education & Skills, Technology Sector Skills Council, King’s College London and UCL.

Collette has been recognised by a number of communications and marketing industry awards including IPA Marketing Effectiveness 1993, the coveted UK Marketing Society Award in 1998 for the BBC’s award-winning trail ‘Perfect Day’, Time Out and New Media Age 2000, World of Learning 2004 and most recently UCL has shortlisted for THE Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team, Won Marketing Campaign of the Year in the PIEoneer Awards, Gold in The Drum Design Awards, Silver in the Fresh Awards, Bronze in the 2020 CASE Circle of Excellence Awards.

Collette joined VTCT as Chief Marketing Officer in March 2022 as part of the leadership team, taking on the new role of Chief Commercial Officer in July 2024.

Married with two children and a Labrador, Collette enjoys spending time with her family and friends at the weekends.