Meet The Team

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Jeremy Isaac

Managing Director

Having co-founded the company in 2007, Jeremy manages all publishing and commercial aspects of the business. ‘I live a balanced life by… having two young children, a dog and coppicing in the New Forest.’

Lucy Cleland

Lucy Cleland

Editorial Director

Co-founder Lucy is in charge of all things editorial, particularly driving C&TH's mission to make sustainability the most important luxury of all. ‘I live a balanced life by… leaving London at the weekends and thinking whether she could ever get a pair of beavers.’

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James Thrower

Chief Operating Officer

Responsible for driving C&TH’s strategic vision, accelerating digital growth and overseeing company operations. ‘I live a balanced life by… making considered choices and favouring peddle power over other means of transportation.’

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Gareth Morris

Financial Director

Overseeing C&TH’s financial strategy and operations, work for Gareth is balanced with a variety of tasks from strategy and people to numbers. ‘I live a balanced life by working then tending to my garden and growing produce – the tomatoes have been especially successful this year!’

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Parm Bhamra

Creative Director

Parm heads up the design and production team, collaborating across print, digital, strategy and all things creative. ‘I live a balanced life by… being super active during the week, eating healthily and juggling work and family. At the weekend I love a lie in followed by a bacon sarnie.’

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Mia Biagioni

Production Designer

Mia supports the Creative & Production Director in the design and production of all C&TH titles and supplements. ‘I live a balanced life by… taking time for myself to relax and recharge during a busy week.’

Amy Wakeham

Amy Wakeham

Deputy Editor

Amy looks after the day to day running of the print titles, as well as writing features and interviews. She specialises in style, watches and jewellery. ‘I live a balanced life… by combining buys weekdays with slower weekends.’

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Charlotte Metcalf

Charlotte Metcalf

Associate Editor and Great British Brands Editor

Charlotte is passionate about saving the planet. She co-hosts the Break Out Culture podcast with Ed Vaizey, enabling her to pursue a lifelong interest in the arts. Before she turned to writing, she was a multiple award-winning documentary film-maker.

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Alice B-B

Editor-at-Large

Alice's balance is appalling. She's always the first to wobble in a yoga class. Alice blames her life of instability on ridiculously small feet, a plentiful bosom and a head that's mostly – and happily – in the cumulus nimbus. But in her effort to live a balanced life, Alice brushes her teeth standing on one leg at a time.

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Carole Annett

Carole Annett

Interiors Director

Carole is the magazine's house detective, finding beautifully designed interiors to showcase in the magazine and online. She fulfils a balanced life by alternating the buzz of a job she loves and hosting the House Guest podcast with walking her two dogs in the quiet solitude of the Surrey hills.

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Nicole Smallwood

Nicole Smallwood

Fashion Director

Nicole styles and art directs the cover shoots along with the inside celebrity/ fashion stories. She also works with the commercial team creating bespoke editorial content for brands. ‘I live a balanced life by… staying active with a positive mind set. ‘

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Nathalie Eleni

Nathalie Eleni

Beauty Director

Nathalie is an advanced skincare specialist and make-up artist. With 22 years in the industry she has worked with talent including Gal Gadot, Olga Kurylenko, Jodie Whittaker, Joanne Froggatt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Michael Sheen and Ben Whishaw. Nathalie regularly collaborates with luxury brands with talent for red carpet events and on editorials with publications across the globe.

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Ed Vaizey

Ed Vaizey

Culture Editor

Ed served as the UK Government Culture and Digital Minister from 2010-16, and is the longest-serving Minister in that role. Ed currently serves as a trustee of the National Youth Theatre, the Documentary Society and London Music Masters, and is a patron of Kids in Museums. He co-hosts C&TH’s Breakout Culture podcast.

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Avril Groom

Avril Groom

Watches & Jewellery Editor

A life of opposites – town for work, country for home. Off to fashion shows or jewellery exhibitions one day, looking after grandchildren the next. Keeps it real.

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Victoria Lambert

Editor, School House magazine

Victoria edits School House and Bursaries magazines, exploring the world of independent education. ‘I live a balanced life by … turning my daily commute into an opportunity for 30 minutes of quiet meditation via the Buddhify app.’

Fiona Duncan

Fiona Duncan

Editor of Great British & Irish Hotels

Fiona has been immersed in the world of travel for decades. She splits her time between being a freelance journalist, always on the move, always with a deadline, and a regular carer for her two-year-old granddaughter.

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Lisa Grainger

Lisa Grainger

Sustainability Editor

Lisa is a multi award-winning journalist who has written about pretty much everything. Her passion is conservation: trying to make readers join the dots between the health of our planet and how we live our lives. She is happiest, she says, ‘anywhere in the wild: where I can see stars, smell leaves and breathe’.

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Mariella Tandy

Mariella Tandy

Retail Editor

Mariella is mindful of conspicuous consumption, she chooses items with major longevity points and products that really do what they say they will. Her spare time is spent looking after her tribe of boys, cooking up a storm, making her signature margarita and entertaining family and friends.

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Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

Motoring Editor

Jeremy drives our car content, including The Green Lane weekly online review of all things electric and sustainable with ‘green’ expert Jessica Saunders. ‘I live a balanced life by… solar charging our test cars to harness the power of the sun.’

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Tessa Dunthorne

Tessa Dunthorne

Assistant Editor

Tessa writes for our interiors, food and culture sections in print, and you'll also catch her covering sustainability across the board. ‘I live a balanced life by... periodically deleting TikTok and calling it a “digital detox”'.’

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Rebecca Cox

Rebecca Cox

Online Content Director

Rebecca heads up the online editorial team, collaborating with the commercial team on project work, and leading on digital editorial strategy. ‘I live a balanced life by… looking after myself so that I can look after others.’

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Ellie Smith

Ellie Smith

Deputy Online Editor

Ellie works closely with Rebecca and heads up the online food and drink section, as well as creating the weekly What's On newsletter. ‘I live a balanced life by… balancing a love for fitness with a love for going out eating and drinking.’.

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Charlie Colville

Charlie Colville

Online Writer

Charlie oversees C&TH’s online style section, writing across fashion, jewellery, health and beauty, and regularly contributes to print issues. ‘I live a life in balance by… swapping new for secondhand (where I can) and reading books instead of phone screens’.

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Olivia Emily

Olivia Emily

Online Writer

Olivia leads C&TH's online culture section, writing reviews, interviewing up and coming stars from the latest TV shows and films, and exploring everything that's going on in London right now. ‘I live a balanced life by… Winding down with friends, a good book, or yoga.’

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Martha Davies

Martha Davies

Digital Assistant

As digital assistant, Martha oversees the online property pages and all things competitions-related. ‘I live a balanced life by... getting out to walk the dog even when the dog is far more excited about the prospect than I am.’

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Tia Graham

Chief Commercial Officer

Leads sales team to maximise revenue into the business and works closely with editorial to develop opportunities which will benefit our brand partners. ‘I live a life in balance by... morning run for a strong heart and body; art, theatre, music, travel and adventures to stimulate the mind; time with family and friends to nourish the soul.’

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Camilla van Praagh

Publisher, School House

Camilla is the Publisher of School House which is the UK’s most respected magazine for the independent school market. ‘I live a life in balance by enjoying family, friends, books, baths, swimming, Pilates, walking my dog Minty and red wine in equal measure.’

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Ellie Rix

Associate Publisher

Ellie manages the sales team and collaborates with brands to develop creative partnerships. ‘I live a balanced life by… escaping to the countryside as often as I can.’

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Emma Marsh

Head of Fashion

Emma navigates the world of luxury fashion through the people she connects with and the partnerships created. A balanced life consists of work, play and family on equal measure. A love of the theatre, brings a form of escapism and often challenges the way we view our world and those around us, giving time for thought.

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Adam Dean

Digital sales director

Adam heads up the digital sales team and ensures campaigns are delivered to client expectations – and beyond. ‘I live a balanced life by balancing screen time with green time.’

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Sabrina Raven

Account Manager

Sabrina takes on client relations, delivering valuable partnerships that feel natural to Country & Town House and brands she works with. ‘I live a life balanced by... living intuitively, spending time in nature and listening to my body (especially when it asks for chocolate!)’.

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Pandora Lewis

Account Director

Pandora is the lead on all commercial Interiors partnerships working very closely with the editorial team. ‘I live a balanced life by…. working hard but laughing harder.’

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Mark Pearson

Technical Director

Part of the team since 2007, Mark manages the company's IT needs and user support. ‘I live a balanced life by... Eating healthily, enjoying exercise and the great outdoors and avoiding the news whenever possible.’

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Xa Rogers

Sales Support & Office Manager

Xa manages the day to day running of the office. She has assisted in project managing C&TH's B Corp journey and assists the sales team in their work. ‘I live a life in balance by... having a multivitamin with my gin & tonic.’

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Lauren Hartley

Financial Controller

Lauren is responsible for managing the day-to-day financial operations of the business. ‘I live a balanced life by… making sure I take enough time for myself and becoming the master of multitasking.’

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Ria Harrison

Finance Administrator

Ria is responsible for supporting the Financial Controller in preparing all the company's financial activities and accounts. ‘I live a balanced life by... Appreciating everything around me and remaining positive.’

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