Zinka joined Merlin at the end of 2009 having recently graduated from Durham University with a BA Hons degree in Anthropology, where she focused strongly on cross cultural communications and world development. Her previous work experience includes Financial PR at Brunswick Group, and a PR training scheme run by Brunswick, Taylor Bennett and Unicorn Jobs. At Merlin, Zinka works on clients in the private equity and hedge fund sectors, including Bridgepoint Capital and Barclays Private Equity.