Rachel Baxter Joins CAA As Agent In Speakers Department
deadline.comCAA has hired Rachel Baxter to serve as an Agent in its Speakers department. Based out of the agency’s London office, she will focus in her new role on amplifying CAA Speakers’ footprint across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Baxter joins after seven years at talent management agency YMU, where she built and led the Corporate Speaking and Event Appearances division, establishing YMU as a key player in the sector.
Prior to that, she headed the Corporate and Live Events department at M&C Saatchi Merlin, before that coordinating events for organizations like the British Olympic Association.
CAA’s Speakers department books more than 1,000 engagements annually for a wide range of speaker clients, whose work focuses on business, cultural commentary, thought leaders, print and broadcast media, technology, wellness and inspiration, sports, and the arts and entertainment.
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