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Sarah is an experienced media business and legal leader having spent many years as General Counsel and executive committee member at Guardian Media Group, followed by a period as Group Legal Director at ITV Plc FTSE and various interim GC roles.
She has a strong general commercial background with specialisms in intellectual property, digital media licensing and distribution, competition /anti-trust and regulatory and compliance. Sarah is a legal consultant, executive coach, charity board trustee and non-executive director.
Sarah is recognised as an innovative legal leader who creates an inclusive culture and encourages continuous improvement supporting digital skills learning and personal and professional development. She works collaboratively with other C Suite colleagues to set clear strategic goals and deliver them, including organisational change, ESG strategies, corporate restructures and new business launches.
As well as her GC experience, Sarah has over 20 years non-executive board leadership experience, comprising corporate governance, change management, leadership succession and board development in the international development, humanitarian, arts and culture and tertiary education sectors. She is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Prize Trust, Vice Chair of UNICEF UK and a director of the International Catalogue Raisonne Association.
