Sandra joined the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in March 2016 as Director of Marketing & Commercial Enterprise.
After a successful career as a client services director in marketing agencies, Sandra moved client side where she held senior positions at Gossard, Microsoft and Premier Inn. This was followed by seven years at Historic Royal Palaces, then two years as Commercial Director for Royal Museums Greenwich.
Sandra has a wide portfolio at RBG Kew with responsibility for visitor programmes, branding, marketing, communications, digital experience, design, commercial activities (including large scale events, brand licensing, retail, catering, venue hire and publishing), visitor operations and science commercialisation. In addition, Sandra is leading a piece of work to raise the profile of Kew’s science amongst visitors and the wider public, to support Kew's unique status as a world class botanic garden.
Sandra also serves as a trustee of the River and Rowing Museum, Henley.