Appointed to the Board July 2020.
Sara is Chair of the Responsible Business Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees.
Sara’s previous roles include Managing Director of Argos and Deputy Managing Director of J. Sainsbury plc, serving on its board between 2002 and 2004. Sara was a Non-Executive Director of Virgin Money UK and Clydesdale Bank (a subsidiary of the Virgin Money Group) until October 2024, Lloyds Banking Group until May 2021 and United Utilities Group until July 2020. She was also the lead Non-Executive at the Department for Work and Pensions 2017-2020, Lead Non Executive at the Department of Communities and Local Government 2010 to 2015 and on the Council of Cambridge University from January 2015- December 2019. Sara is the co-founder of ActionAble, a cross-sector movement driving towards increased disability inclusion in workplaces across UK.
A broad, market perspective coming from a background in retail, banking, utilities and consumer goods, as well as strong executive and non-executive board experience in regulated sector plcs and central Government and charitable organisations.
Chair of The Money and Pensions Service and Ambassador to the Digital Poverty Alliance.
