Sarah Legg
Appointed: Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 November 2022
Membership: Audit and Risk Committee (Chair), Corporate Sustainability Committee, Nominations Committee, Treasury Committee
Sarah brings to the Company extensive corporate finance and significant audit and risk experience gained in the financial services sector. She is currently a Non-Executive Director at Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Chair of its Audit Committee and a member of its Risk and Responsible Business Committees, and a Non-Executive Director of Man Group Plc where she also serves on its Audit and Risk Committee and Nominations and Governance Committee.
Sarah has spent her entire career in financial services with HSBC in finance leadership roles. She was the Group Financial Controller, a Group General Manager, and also Chief Financial Officer for HSBC’s Asia Pacific region. She also spent eight years as a Non-Executive Director on the board of Hang Seng Bank Limited, a Hong Kong listed bank. Sarah is also Chair of the Campaign Advisory Board at King’s College, Cambridge University, Board Member of the Audit Committee Chairs' Independent Forum and Trustee of the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales.
Sarah has recent and relevant financial experience as a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and through her roles in the banking sector.
Sarah is the Group's designated Non-Executive Director in respect of Cyber Security.
Other Roles:
- Non-Executive Director of Man Group Plc
- Non-Executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group Plc
- Trustee of Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
- Chair of the Campaign Advisory Board at King’s College, Cambridge
- Board Member of the Audit Committee Chairs' Independent Forum