Karen Tracey Blackett was born on 7 August 1971 and is a British Barbadian businesswoman who works in the advertising industry and is the CEO of Group M She became the Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth in October 2017.
12 Facts About Karen Blackett
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Karen Blackett is originally from the Caribbean and her mother moved to London to work in the Royal Berkshire Hospital as a nurse in the 1960s.
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Karen Blackett grew up around a lot of people from Barbados and other West Indian islands.
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Karen Blackett went to the University of Portsmouth and graduated in 1992 with a degree in geography.
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Karen Blackett was later head-hunted by The Media Business Group.
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In January 2003, Karen Blackett moved from her business director role to become the marketing director of MediaCom, then, in 2008, became MediaCom's chief operation director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Karen Blackett was promoted to CEO of the UK office in January 2011.
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Karen Blackett has worked with a life coach for more than ten years and this, as she claimed in an interview, has helped her both professionally and personally.
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Karen Blackett has featured on the UK's 100 most influential black women five times, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the media communications industry.
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Karen Blackett was the first businesswoman to top the Powerlist in 2015.
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Karen Blackett was on the 2015 BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power List of The Top Ten Influencers.
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Karen Blackett is a single mother to Isaac, born 2010, and lives in Chiswick.