Sara Weller

Sara Vivienne Weller CBE (born August 1961)[1] is a British businesswoman, Non-executive Director of BT Group plc, a NED of Virgin Money plc and a NED of The Money & Pensions Service, and was the CEO of the retail chain Argos from 2004 to 2011.[2]

Sara Weller
BornAugust 1961 (age 61)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFormer CEO of Argos

Career

Sara Weller CBE is a Non-executive Director of BT Group plc, a NED of Virgin Money plc and a NED of The Money & Pensions Service. She is a former Non-executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group plc and United Utilities plc. As an executive, Sara was Managing Director of Argos for 7 years, and on the plc Board at J Sainsbury. She has also worked in Whitehall as the Lead Non Executive on two Government Department Boards, DWP and DCLG (now MHCLG).

From 2015 to 2017, Weller was Chair of the Planning Inspectorate Board.[2]

In 2015, she was appointed a CBE for public service.[3]

As of April 2017, she is the lead non-executive director of the Department of Work and Pensions.[4]

Weller has been a non-executive director of BT Group since July 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Sara Vivienne WELLER". Companies House. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Sara Weller CBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. Treanor, Jill (12 June 2015). "High-profile figures in business and finance named in the honours list". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. "Sara Weller CBE appointed as the department's lead non-executive". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "Sara Weller - Board of directors - Group governance - Our company | BT Plc". www.bt.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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