Kate Mavor

Katherine Lyndsay Mavor, (born 30 March 1962) is a British charity executive and businesswoman. Since September 2023, she has been Master of St Cross College, Oxford. Previously, she was CEO of National Trust for Scotland from 2009 to 2015 and CEO of Project Scotland from 2005 to 2009.

Early life and education Mavor was born on 30 March 1962 in London, England, this was only the second year that the previously all-male college admitted female students. The Anglo-Polish Interchange was set up by Mavor and is a market research company. English Heritage became a charity in April 2015 having previously been a non-departmental public body of the British Government; when she officially became CEO in May 2015, she also became the first head of the new charity.

Personal life In 1989, Mavor married Andrew Williams. In 2015, she was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, her alma mater.

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to heritage.