Caroline Taylor

Caroline Taylor is Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Citizenship for IBM UK & Ireland. Based in London, Caroline leads the teams responsible for go to market strategy, development of sales pipeline across IBM's entire portfolio, and the integration of brand & culture to build and enhance IBM's reputation in the market place. Caroline also holds executive responsibility for Gender Diversity at IBM in the UK & Ireland.

With 28 years of professional marketing experience, Caroline is an Adjunct Professor at Imperial College Business School in London and is also the Business to Business Ambassador for the UK's Marketing Society, to which she was appointed as Fellow in September 2012.

Caroline has a personal and professional interest in sustainability issues, and sits on the Leadership Team of Start, HRH the Prince of Wales' initiative which seeks to make sustainable living simple. She also chairs IBM's UK Sustainability Board.

Married, with 2 adult daughters, Caroline is a director and trustee of the Oasis Charitable Trust and chair of the board of trustees of Stop the Traffik (which coordinates a global coalition against the modern day slave trade).

Caroline is active in social media, and can be contacted via LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter (where she is @green_goddess)