Graduating from Exeter University with a degree in Economic History, Kate Mitchell went to work as an equity trader in London, followed by a period in production at Euromoney Magazine.

Having always enjoyed travel and languages, her seven-year residency in Bahrain gave her a love for, and interest in, Arabia and its people.

Leading groups to Yemen from the UK, she is always happy to indulge her hobbies of photography and trekking.