Emily
Thomas

Emily is the VP of Communications at Zilch, bringing over a decade of experience in global communications, marketing, and events, with a career spanning financial services, retail, and fashion.

Prior to Zilch, Emily held several senior roles at Klarna including Head of Global Consumer Activation & Activism and Head of UK Consumer PR. She led high-impact campaigns, global editorial strategies, and brand activism initiatives, playing a pivotal role in shaping Klarna’s consumer-facing communications across multiple markets. Earlier in her career, she was Head of Marketing at Omni Capital Retail Finance, where she managed all marketing across two brands and was a key member of the team presenting to external investors throughout the company’s acquisition by JC Flowers.

Emily is also the founder of Zocos Consulting, a boutique advisory firm supporting FinTechs and fast-growth scale-ups in reputation management and strategic growth through marketing and PR. She has been recognised on the Women in Fintech Powerlist and holds multiple awards for academic and professional excellence.

Emily holds a first-class BA (Hons) in International Business from the University of Brighton and completed an international exchange programme at Flinders University in Australia.