Catherine is the Managing Director of Mearns & Company, a multi award winning firm of Chartered Financial Planners and Employee Benefits consultants based in Edinburgh. She has worked with Mearns & Company since 2000 and was appointed as Managing Director in January 2018. Mearns & Company achieved Platinum Investors in People status in 2018, and was the fourth financial services company in the UK to achieve this level of accreditation. The firm has also been awarded the Gold Standard for Independent Financial Advice ten times since 2009.

Catherine is also a Director of Lightbox Reward, an Edinburgh based FinTech specialising in Employee Benefits communication technology. Lightbox Reward enables employers to offer flexible benefits to their workforce. By using the Lightbox platform employers can effectively 'shine a light' on their employee benefits provision to help to engage and retain employees.

Catherine has a passion for people, staying true to values and believes strongly in the importance of a positive organisational culture.