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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Mavor was born on 30 March 1962 in [[London]], England. She was educated at [[Westbourne School for Girls]], an all-girls [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent school]] in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.<ref name="Who's Who 2016" />
Mavor was born on 30 March 1962 in [[London]], England. She was educated at [[Westbourne School for Girls]], an all-girls [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent school]] in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.<ref name="Who's Who 2016" /> In 1980, she [[matriculated]] into [[Trinity College, Oxford]] to study modern languages.<ref name="Trinity - New CEO EH">{{cite web|title=Chief Executive of English Heritage|url=https://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/former-student-appointed-chief-executive-of-english-heritage/|website=Trinity College|publisher=University of Oxford|accessdate=30 March 2016}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==

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Katherine Lyndsay 'Kate' Mavor (born 30 March 1962) is a British charity executive and businesswoman. Since May 2015, she has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of English Heritage.[1] Previously, she was CEO of Project Scotland from 2005 to 2009, and CEO of National Trust for Scotland from 2009 to 2015.[2]

Early life and education

Mavor was born on 30 March 1962 in London, England. She was educated at Westbourne School for Girls, an all-girls independent school in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] In 1980, she matriculated into Trinity College, Oxford to study modern languages.[3]

Honours

In November 2014, Mavor was awarded a Doctor of the University (DUniv) 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".[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Big Hire: Kate Mavor of English Heritage". Third Sector. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "MAVOR, Katherine Lyndsay". Who's Who 2016. November 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Chief Executive of English Heritage". Trinity College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ^ "November Graduations". Heriot-Watt University. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2016.