Cathryn is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Insolvency Practitioner with a BSc in Environmental Sciences. She is Head of Finance for Sustainability and Property at the Co-op. She leads the financial planning across retail and life services for our c4,000 properties; alongside developing a common currency for sustainability to embed in decision making frameworks.

She has worked at the National Trust where she was commercial lead for the Renewable Energy Programme to generate 50% of energy from Renewable Sources including hydro schemes. She developed her finance skills at KPMG and funding strategy at Barclays.

Cathryn loves staying at our diversity of hostels with her family; especially appreciating the uniqueness of our shared spaces. When she was younger YHA gave her the opportunity of travelling across the UK and to European cities and she wants to ensure amazing opportunities are available for young people today and future generations.

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