Laura is an experienced director and committee chair across plcs, the public sector and arts charities. Her experience as a business leader as well as her Non-Executive roles as a Chair and Board member allow her to bring breadth at both a strategic and operational level.

Laura has extensive knowledge of digital transformation, business strategy and customer experience transformation. Her previous executive roles include her position as Director of Multi-Channel and a main Board member at Marks and Spencer Group plc and as CEO of Tesco.com and Tesco Direct.

Laura sits on the board of Legal and General (chairing both the Remuneration and Technology & Transformation Committees). She chairs Snape Maltings Trading which is the commercial arm of music charity Britten Pears Arts, as well as being a Trustee of the charity.

Her previous appointments include: a NED & Remco Chair at British Land, a NED of the John Lewis Partnership, a Trustee of the Royal Opera House, and an advisor to the Government Digital Service. She has also chaired Moorfields Eye Hospital, and NHS Digital, the NHS’s data and IT organisation, and was also a NED of NHS England.

An enthusiast with a passion for people and customers, tech, sea-swimming and trying to do the right thing.