About Us

With a degree in architecture and over thirty years’ experience in interior design, Kate has a rich background in hotel & luxury residential projects, operations & procurement.

She has a track record of leveraging technology & innovation to solve project challenges and loves nothing more than delivering transformative projects that make a positive difference to her clients’ lives and organisations.

Karen has over 20 years’ experience in buying and merchandising functions and a degree in Business Economics. With her sound financial disciplines & commercial expertise, Karen is responsible for financial budgeting, controls and real time reporting across the Occa portfolio, ensuring client’s benefit from her strict “no surprises” policy.

A qualified interior designer with significant architectural experience, Rob has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. With a particular interest in conservation, contemporary interiors & lighting design, Rob’s gained a breadth of experience resulting in the completion of many high-quality projects over a wide range of sectors.

With over 25 years of experience growing businesses in technology, software, and e-commerce, Jim is OCCA’s Commercial | Business Development Director.

Jim’s remit is to uncover potential new projects and our clients’ challenges, then share with them our world-class Interior Design, FF&E Procurement and Branding Teams.

Jim enjoys discovering the vision that clients have for their properties and then engaging the Team OCCA experts to craft the design and deliver the products that bring that vision to life successfully.

Degree educated with almost 16 years’ rich experience in FF&E Buying across retail & ecommerce and hotels & hospitality, Lauren’s product knowledge, commercial awareness & negotiation skills make her a force to be reckoned with. Through regularly attending international trade shows & pouring over the latest supplier collections, Lauren keeps her finger on the pulse with what’s new in the industry

With over 25 years’ experience as a qualified interior designer, Jim’s love of problem solving, attention to detail and beautiful finishes, results in striking furnishings & designs on our projects. Highly skilled in the area, he specialises in shopfitting and cabinet making, confidently taking initial concept sketches through to finished production items.

Luke is a qualified Spatial Designer with experience in commercial, hospitality, retail and luxury residential projects. He is ambitious and creative, with a passion for interior and architectural design.

Sarah-Jayne holds a degree in Interior Design and has over three years’ experience in the Industry. Her passion lies in weaving narratives into designs and connecting this with material choices and FF&E selections to curate spaces that seamlessly blend functionality and beauty.

With a BSc in Fashion & Textiles Business and an aptitude for numbers, Jessica brings her creative thinking and commercial acumen to the the Buying Team. Continually reviewing and improving processes, she ensures OCCA’s order buying and logistics services run like clockwork, while working with our global supply chain to ship products worldwide.

With a background in interior design wholesaling as a buying assistant, Khloe has extensive product knowledge and strong negotiating skills. By attending trade shows regularly, she stays up to date with the latest trends in the industry. Khloe has years of experience managing invoices and logistics and is passionate about ensuring smooth administrative processes throughout all projects.

With a degree in International Branding & Business Management, Erin brings almost 10 years of experience across Buying, Merchandising, Branding and Marketing roles to OCCA. She is passionate about creative branding, business communications and the transformative effect PR and social media marketing have in driving business growth.