Kasia Maynard: new head of editorial and research joins Academy

WORKTECH Academy is pleased to announce that Kasia Maynard has joined our team in the newly created senior post of Head of Editorial & Research.

Her appointment significantly enhances the Academy’s content-creation capabilities and marks an exciting new step in our development as a multi-media platform for the future of work.

Kasia Maynard joins from the Gensler Research Institute, where she was a Research and Communication Strategist. Prior to working at Gensler, one of the world’s largest architecture firms and a leader in the workplace sector, Kasia spent five years with WORKTECH Academy, first as a Writer/Researcher and then as Content Editor.

Kasia Maynard holds a BA in Archaeology from the University of Southampton, a Postgraduate Diploma in multimedia journalism from the Press Association and an MA in Urban Design and Planning from the University of Sheffield. She comments: ‘I’m delighted to be taking the reins of editorial and research at WORKTECH Academy at a time when the new working landscape is still taking shape and the need for new knowledge and insights is especially important.’

New leadership team

Kasia Maynard will form a new leadership team at WORKTECH Academy alongside Strategy Director Matthew Myerson, with Academy co-founders Philip Ross and Jeremy Myerson, co-authors of the  book Unworking, providing guidance and support.

WORKTECH Academy director Jeremy Myerson explains: ‘Kasia Maynard’s appointment to this newly-created role makes the Academy fit for the future in terms of providing our members, partners and subscribers with the right coverage – and enabling us to co-create more content with our membership base.’