Meet Naomi Walkland, the Chief Marketing Officer of Motorway, the UK’s fastest-growing car marketplace, where she oversees the company’s brand and product marketing, growth marketing, communications, and business marketing
In this conversation, we uncover what has inspired Naomi's successful career and her nuggets of wisdom and hear more about the people and the causes that inspire her.
Naomi is a results-driven marketing executive with a track record of building and leading world-class teams and developing innovative marketing strategies at high-growth companies.
Previously, Naomi served as the Vice President of Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL), where she led the international marketing team, driving new customer and revenue growth outside of the US. She was part of the team which took Bumble public in 2021 and built and scaled the marketing team and operations across EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and APAC (Asia Pacific). Under her leadership, Bumble expanded its brand presence into over 15 markets worldwide.
Naomi is passionate and committed to diversity and inclusion in the marketing and creative industries. She sits on the global board of The Marketing Society and is an Advisor for OK Mentor, which provides free in-person training and mentorship programs for women graduates looking to break into creative industries. Additionally, she serves as a board trustee for mothers2mothers, an African NGO, leading global efforts to end paediatric AIDS and create healthy families and communities across ten sub-Saharan African countries.
She is an Honorary Fellow of The Marketing Society and has been recognised by Marketing Week and Campaign Magazine as one of the top marketing leaders in the UK.
