Kate Mavor was born on 30 March 1962 in London, England, and was brought up in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Kate Mavor graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984; as per tradition, this was later promoted to a Master of Arts degree.
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Kate Mavor later completed a postgraduate diploma in marketing at the Polytechnic of Central London.
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In 1988, Kate Mavor moved into marketing, and was a marketing manager at Kogan Page for the next two years.
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Kate Mavor was managing director of the Anglo-Polish Interchange between 1994 and 1997.
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The Anglo-Polish Interchange was set up by Kate Mavor and is a market research company.
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In 1998, Kate Mavor became marketing director of Language Line, a company offering telephone interpreting services.
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Kate Mavor was promoted to chief executive officer and led a venture-capital backed management buyout of the company.
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In 2023, Kate Mavor was announced as the new master of St Cross College, with effect from September 2023.
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In November 2014, Kate Mavor was awarded a Doctor of the University degree by Heriot-Watt University "in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the promotion and preservation of Scotland's environmental heritage and to developments in the community volunteer movement".
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Kate Mavor was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to heritage.