Catherine Salway
Biography
Catherine Salway was appointed as a non-executive director at the Intellectual Property Office in September 2024.
Catherine is an experienced Board Director who previously accumulated 7 years of board seats within the Virgin Group.
Catherine was a charity trustee for 8 years for ‘Partners for Change Ethiopia’ and guided the organisation on strategic and structural transformation towards a modern and sustainable social enterprise. Between 2012 to 2023 Catherine founded a sustainable, vegan, brand ‘Redemption’, which received critical acclaim and was rolled out to 3 popular London restaurants.
Non-executive board member, IPO
The role of our Steering Board is to advise Ministers, through our Director General, on our strategies and performance (including targets) as set out in our Corporate Plan. It also provides guidance from a commercial standpoint on our operation and development across a range of issues.
During the last 12 months, the Steering Board has provided advice and guidance on a wide range of topics, such as our Corporate Plan, Agency Targets, Intellectual Property Policy, Accounts and Risk Management.
The Steering Board meets six times a year.