Deputy Chief Executive
Sarah graduated from the University of Durham in 1993 with a Geography degree and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998, working in the PwC Greater London Public Sector Audit and Advisory division until relocating to the North West in 2000.
Sarah joined BAE SYSTEMS as an Internal Audit Manager and business advisor to the Operations business in 2000 before moving to EDS in January 2002 to a senior management accounting finance role supporting the DWP account. She joined the Civil Service (DWP) in May 2004 and held a variety of senior positions in the Department including Head of Commercial Support, Deputy Director of Finance (DCS), Head of Finance Policy and Practice (Resource Account lead), Head of DWP Business Intelligence, Senior Finance Business Partner for Pensions and Operational Excellence Directorates and Head of Finance Profession Capability.
Sarah joined the organisation as our Finance Director in June 2016, taking on the additional role of Deputy Chief Executive in August 2020. Sarah was appointed to the permanent role of Deputy Chief Executive from 01 April 2021.
Register of Interests
| 1 | Companies, partnerships, trusts or other bodies of which you are a paid employee. | None |
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| 2 | Companies and organisations in which you or your family or close associates: | b) Director and Chair of a non-for-profit Residents Association (unpaid role) |
| a) has/have a controlling interest, or | ||
| b) is/are a Director or Partner, or | ||
| c) has/have shares or securities with a nominal value of more than £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issues share capital, and | ||
| d) could be involved in the supply of goods or services to, or have business dealings with the ONR | ||
| 3 | Non-profit making organisations (e.g. charities, housing associations) where you or your close family are Trustees, or on the Committee of Management or other controlling body and which might receive grants, carry out activities designed to promote or develop the organisation, or have other significant dealings with the ONR. | None |
| 4 | Any land or property in which a member has a direct interest and is clearly within ONR's sphere of activities. | None |
| 5 | Membership of local authorities, health authorities and trusts, the Magistrates Bench, and relevant voluntary sector bodies. | None |