London, United Kingdom
Cecile Hopkins
Marketing Manager, Europe, Drova
Helps Europe's executives navigate evolving regulation and rising expectations, creating space for smarter conversations on risk, resilience and sustainability.
Outside work she's happiest outdoors and escapes London whenever she can, usually in search of the coast.
“Good businesses don't bolt sustainability onto strategy. They embed it into governance, decision-making and performance, because long-term value depends on it.”
Cecile Hopkins
Marketing Manager, Europe, Drova
About Cecile
Cecile Hopkins is Marketing Manager, Europe at Drova. She supports European risk, finance and Sustainability teams by shaping clear, practical content and running events that bring governance, resilience and sustainability priorities to life.
With three years of B2B SaaS marketing experience across AI, finance, retail, manufacturing, sustainability, and supply chain solutions, Cecile focuses on the moments that matter most: when leaders need to prioritise, align, and move from reactive fire-fighting to practical future-proofing.
Her work blends relationship-led executive engagement with evidence-led thought leadership. She convenes small peer forums for European leaders to share what is working in the real world, and helps shape regional perspectives on governance, operational resilience, and sustainability as part of strategy.
Cecile's focus areas
Operational resilience and regulatory readiness
Sustainability as strategy
Risk & compliance operating reality
Governance priorities for mutuals, including credit unions
AI agents and practical opportunities
Industry outlooks and cross-sector patterns
How Cecile helps
Creates space for smarter executive conversations on risk, resilience and sustainability as expectations shift.
Turns complex governance and regulatory topics into clear, useful content, working closely with Drova's subject matter experts.
Brings peers together through forums and roundtables so teams can learn faster from real practice.
Shapes sector-specific thought leadership that helps teams move from reactive to disciplined, repeatable practice.
Supports Drova's growth across Europe through focused, relationship-led executive engagement.
Proof & credibility
- Marketing Manager, Europe, Drova
- 3 years B2B SaaS marketing experience across AI, finance, retail, manufacturing, Sustainability, and supply chain solutions
- Convened a senior credit union roundtable on resilience and regulatory readiness
- Delivered a sector-specific executive webinar on governance and sustainability priorities
- Helped produce a credit union and housing association outlook report informed by senior leader interviews
- Previously at Board (enterprise planning platform)
- (BSc Hons) Degree in Marketing, management with proficiency in leadership, University of Exeter Business School
Latest from Cecile Hopkins
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Regulatory & Standards Compliance
Beyond repairs: How UK housing associations can turn maintenance into financial strength
UK housing associations face rising reactive maintenance costs and tighter balance sheets. See how objective-led maintenance and real-time visibility build financial resilience.
13 Jan 2026
Regulatory & Standards Compliance
The 5% challenge: How housing associations can protect margin in 2026
Holding a 5% operating margin has become the new survival benchmark.
23 Dec 2025
Business Strategy
From firefighting to future-proofing: How collaboration can reignite the credit union movement
Credit union leaders are operating in an environment where pressure is constant and capacity is finite. Regulatory expectations continue to rise, supplier landscapes shift without warning, and small teams are asked to absorb complexity that once belonged to much larger institutions.
16 Oct 2025
Regulatory & Standards Compliance
UK housing sector outlook: What’s next for UK housing associations?
Practical strategies to turn pressure into progress—drawn from twelve leaders helping to create safer, sustainable homes.
16 Oct 2025
Regulatory & Standards Compliance
How credit unions can fix the third-party risk blind spot
Relying on a few tech partners increases risk. Learn how credit unions are preparing for a future-proof model.
18 May 2025
ESG & Sustainability
Drova at EDIE25: Transforming sustainability for business
Drova proudly sponsors edie25. UK’s top sustainability event. Join leaders and decision-makers shaping the future at London’s BDC, March 6–27.
18 Mar 2025
ESG & Sustainability
EU omnibus: Risks persist despite regulatory retraction
The European Commission may consolidate CSRD and CSDDD obligations via an Omnibus tweak, but investors, supply chains, and competitiveness pressures still require double materiality insights.
10 Feb 2025
ESG & Sustainability
ESG awareness begins with the right diagnosis
Learn about the significance of incorporating ESG into a comprehensive approach to achieve 360 degree situational awareness and effective reporting.
4 Sept 2024
ESG & Sustainability
Why net-zero carbon for ESG is like net-zero carbs for health
Singling out one problem from a huge web of interconnected issues is not going to move the needle on ESG factors.
4 Sept 2024
ESG & Sustainability
Canada’s Bill S-211: A move toward corporate accountability
Learn how to mitigate third-party and supply chain risks and strengthen your ethical and transparent business practices.
4 Sept 2024
ESG & Sustainability
Breaking biases: Driving inclusion from the board down
Inclusion requires more than goodwill—it needs governance, data, and action to challenge bias at every level.
3 Sept 2024
ESG & Sustainability
Navigating ESG for small high-growth businesses
Materiality-led ESG programs help high-growth teams prioritise what matters, prove progress to investors, and unlock efficiency gains.
20 July 2023