WAU AGENCY - Key Persons


CHRIS CATER

Job Titles:
  • Client Partnership Director
Chris has over 10 years of large-scale operational experience within the student accommodation and retail sectors and is a proactive, strategic and customer-focussed property professional.

EMMA SADLER

Job Titles:
  • Account Director
Emma has spent 10+ years helping businesses like o2, Boots, JLL and Prime Student Living grow and achieve their goals. She strikes the perfect balance of strategic thinking and making things happen, always putting the customer at the heart of everything she does.

GEMMA BARLOW

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
Affectionately known as Ken (rather than Deidre). Gemma has been working working with clients across Higher Education for nearly 10 years. She loves nothing more than really getting under the skin of what clients need and want to help them achieve their goals.

HOLLIE SNOWBALL

Job Titles:
  • Client Partnership Manager
Besides from having the best surname in the biz, Hollie joins WAU with over 7 years of experience within the student sector where she has cultivated a deep passion for enhancing the student experience and promoting overall wellbeing.

KIRSTIE LOOMS - CMO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CMO
  • Co - Founder
Kirstie is an award-winning marketeer with over 15 years' experience of being a part of and leading commercially focused marketing teams and strategies for brands like Joules, YHA, Sarah Beeny and Glide.

RHYS THOMAS

Job Titles:
  • Director of Investor in Students
With thirty years' experience in senior roles within market leading organisations in a service, operational and customer experience capacity, Rhys is passionate about people and always willing to offer a listening ear and a curious mind!

RICHARD PEACHEY - CFO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Co - Founder
  • Commercial Analyst
Richard is a highly qualified commercial analyst offering more than 20 years of start up and senior management experience within the internet, network hardware, and telecoms industries.

STEPHANIE DYER

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
With over 10 years' experience within the student accommodation, service and hospitality industries, Steph thrives on building positive, collaborative relationships and is driven to deliver a service that both supportive and impactful.

TOM LEACH

Job Titles:
  • Account Director
Tom, or Ace as we call him (to make sure we don't confuse him with the other ‘not as good Tom' in the business), has 10 years of experience in the Higher Education sector, specifically within commercial services departments with a responsibility for and focus on acquisition and revenue generation.

TOM WHITE - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Co - Founder
Tom is a Sales and Marketing leader with over 14 years' experience of delivering change and transformation strategies within the Higher Education and Corporate sectors.