Katie Yates - Marketing and Communications Director

A Wealth Of Experience in the Commercial and Residential Property Communication Sectors

Katie joined Catesby Estates in 2017 and was promoted to Marketing and Communications Director in 2022.

She is responsible for corporate communications and supporting the land & planning teams with site specific marketing requirements including supporter mobilisation.

An experienced marketer with a passion for community engagement

Katie is an experienced marketeer with a strong public engagement, B2B and retail marketing background, with over 20 years’ experience client side.  Her extensive experience also includes advertising, PR, POS, digital channels, social media, campaign planning, relationship building and event organisation.

Prior to joining Catesby Estates, Katie spent 15 years with the London and Cambridge Property Group (LCP). 

There she was responsible for managing the marketing of a wide ranging property portfolio, including industrial estates, local convenience parades, shopping centres and residential developments, working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. 

A proven track record of marketing communications across a range of activities

Catesby Estates were original founder members of The Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF), and Katie acted as head marketer for the set-up, initial launch and ongoing running of the federation for over two years, including full responsibility for the federation's membership, events, branding, marketing and communications.

Katie sits on both the Catesby Board and Senior Management Team.  

As part of her wider role within the parent company (Urban&Civic) she has been heavily involved in the development and implementation of the internal communications strategy, and is a leader of the working group tasked with delivering the annual employee away day.

Katie is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and a member of Women in Property.