Sara Weller

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Sara Weller
BornAugust 1961 (age 6263)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFormer CEO of Argos

Sara Vivienne Weller CBE (born August 1961) [1] is a British businesswoman, non-executive director at Lloyds Banking Group and United Utilities, and was the managing director of the retail chain Argos from 2004 to 2011. [2]

Career

Weller has been a non-executive director of Lloyds Bank since February 2012, and chairs the Responsible Business Committee. [3] She has chaired the Remuneration Committee at United Utilities since July 2012, and is a member of Council at Cambridge University.

From 2015 to 2017, Weller was chair of the Planning Inspectorate board. [2]

In 2015, she was appointed a CBE for public service. [4]

Between 2017 and 2023, she was the lead non-executive director of the Department for Work and Pensions. [5] [6]

Weller has been a non-executive director of BT Group since July 2020. [7]

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References

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  3. "Non-Executive Directors - Lloyds Banking Group plc". www.lloydsbankinggroup.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. Treanor, Jill (12 June 2015). "High-profile figures in business and finance named in the honours list". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. "Sara Weller CBE appointed as the department's lead non-executive". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. "Sara Weller CBE appointed new Chair of the Money and Pensions Service". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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