November 2020, London

Global reputation research specialists Echo Research announces the appointment of leading British businesswoman Susan Hooper to its Advisory Board.  

Susan sits on the Boards of Uber UK, The Rank Group plc (Chair of the Safer Gambling Committee) and Affinity Water Ltd (Chair of Remuneration Committee). Susan is also Chair of  Caresourcer.com and a Director of Chapter Zero, an organisation dedicated to providing education, insight and support on climate change to Non-Executive Board Directors and Chairs. Susan is also actively involved in several start-ups in property and medical technology.  Previous roles include Managing Director of British Gas Residential Services and Chief Executive of the Travel Division of the Acromas Group, responsible for Saga Holidays, Hotels, Cruises, the AA Travel division and Titan Travel.  Susan has also held senior roles at Royal Caribbean International, Avis Europe, PepsiCo International, McKinsey & Co, and Saatchi & Saatchi living in over 7 countries worldwide. Fluent in German and Italian, Susan has a BA from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (S.A.I.S.) in Washington DC. 

Said Neil Sherlock CBE, Non Executive Chair of Echo Research, ‘we are excited to welcome Susan to our Advisory Board and look forward to her great advice, strong contribution and support for Echo’s growth’.  Echo Research is a full-service research firm and runs Britain’s Most Admired Companies study, the longest-running corporate reputation survey in the country.