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Overview
Wendy Becker is a highly experienced leader with a wealth of expertise spanning the consumer goods, fashion, technology, health care, telecommunications and consulting sectors. Wendy currently serves as Independent Chair of Logitech International, Independent Vice Chair of Sony Group Corp and she is a Non-Executive Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc. Wendy is also a Trustee of the University of Oxford. Wendy’s distinguished career began in brand management at Procter & Gamble, followed by 15 years at McKinsey, where she became a partner and led the Consumer and Retail practice across Europe. She then transitioned to Vodafone, serving as Group Chief Marketing Officer, before being appointed COO and subsequently CEO of fashion retailer Jack Wills.
Wendy has previously been Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at companies such as Whitbread plc, Ocado plc, Great Portland Estates plc, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. She was also Non-Executive Director at Oxford University Press. Her vast experience across industries and her global perspective make her a respected figure in both the corporate and academic worlds. She has also contributed significantly to the charity sector as a leader within the Cancer Research UK, Prince’s Trust, Design Museum, and British Heart Foundation boards.
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Logitech International SA
Independent Chair
GSK plc
Independent Outside Director
Sony Group Corp.
Independent Outside Director
Jack Wills Ltd
CEO
Vodafone plc
Group Chief Marketing Officer
University of Oxford
Trustee
McKinsey & Co.
Partner
GlaxoSmithKline plc
Independent Non-Executive Director
Other Career Highlights
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
Senior Independent Director
Great Portland Estates plc
Non-Executive Director
NHS England
Non-Executive Director
Whitbread plc
Non-Executive Director
Ocado Group plc
Non-Executive Director
John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding
Director
Prince’s Trust
Trustee
British Heart Foundation
Chair
English National Ballet
Trustee
Cancer Research UK
Deputy Chair
Talktalk Telecom Ltd
Managing Director