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Wendy Becker’s Biography

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As Chair, senior board member and advisor, Wendy Becker works with management teams and organisations globally, helping propel relationships between consumers and technology. She has vast experience in strategy, brand marketing, technology and design gained from her senior leadership roles, as well as her diverse board and trustee leadership positions.

Wendy is Chair of Logitech International and a non-executive director of Sony Corporation and Oxford Nanopore Technologies. She sits on the boards of Oxford University Press and the Saïd Business School. Wendy is also a Council Member of The University of Oxford and, from October 2022, she will chair the British Heart Foundation. She previously sat on the board of Great Portland Estates. Whilst serving on these boards she provides advice and shares her expertise across a range of committees.

Wendy joined McKinsey and Company in 1993, working out of San Francisco and London, where she became a Partner in 1998. At McKinsey she led the UK Consumer & Retail Practice and advised many global clients on embracing the digital world in their... As Chair, senior board member and advisor, Wendy Becker works with management teams and organisations globally, helping propel relationships between consumers and technology. She has vast experience in strategy, brand marketing, technology and design gained from her senior leadership roles, as well as her diverse board and trustee leadership positions.

Wendy is Chair of Logitech International and a non-executive director of Sony Corporation and Oxford Nanopore Technologies. She sits on the boards of Oxford University Press and the Saïd Business School. Wendy is also a Council Member of The University of Oxford and, from October 2022, she will chair the British Heart Foundation. She previously sat on the board of Great Portland Estates. Whilst serving on these boards she provides advice and shares her expertise across a range of committees.

Wendy joined McKinsey and Company in 1993, working out of San Francisco and London, where she became a Partner in 1998. At McKinsey she led the UK Consumer & Retail Practice and advised many global clients on embracing the digital world in their corporate strategies.

Wendy served as CEO at Jack Wills, a British-based brand name clothing manufacturer and retailer, promoted from COO after turning around the firm's historic operational difficulties and opening new growth avenues. Previously, she worked in the telecoms industry with Vodafone, sitting on the Global Executive Committee as Global CMO, and with TalkTalk as Managing Director

Wendy started her career in brand management at Procter & Gamble after gaining a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College. She also holds an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Wendy has been named by the FT as a 'Top 50 Women to Watch in International Business’ and has been a finalist in the prestigious Non-Executive Director of the Year awards. moreless

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Wendy Becker announced as the British Heart Foundation’s new Chair of Trustees

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) have announced that Wendy Becker will become Chair of the charity’s Board of Trustees in October 2022.

Wendy Becker’s Background

Logitech International S.A.

Chairperson

2019 - Present

London, UK

Wendy is Chairperson of Logitech, a dual-listed NASDAQ and SIX listed cloud peripherals company. The global firm is headquartered in Switzerland and Silicon Valley with extensive operations in Asia. It designs, manufactures and markets products that allow people to connect through music, video, gaming, computing and other digital platforms. Wendy also Chairs the company’s Nominations Committee.

Jack Wills

CEO

2012 - 2015

London, UK

Wendy drove profit & revenue growth during each year in leadership. She was promoted from COO to CEO after 10 months having turned around operational performance from a failed IT implementation prior to her joining the company. Wendy added new distribution channels, increased the digital capability and strengthened the company’s operating board. She led multiple re-financings of the business.

Vodafone Group PLC

Group Chief Marketing Officer

2009 - 2011

London, UK

Wendy was the Global Chief Marketing Officer and a Member of the Executive Committee at Vodafone PLC, a British multinational telecommunications conglomerate, headquartered in London and Newbury. Responsibilities included all traditional marketing and branding, sponsorship, procurement of all mobile devices, strategic digital and innovation partnerships and market capability programmes.

TalkTalk Group

CEO, Residential

2008 - 2009

London, UK

Wendy was responsible for P&L at TalkTalk, AOL Broadband, and all other residential telephony and broadband businesses which comprised CPW's telecoms division prior to spin-off. TalkTalk provides pay television, telecommunications, Internet access and mobile network services to businesses and consumers in the UK.

McKinsey & Company

Partner

1993 - 2008

London, UK

Wendy was responsible for the United Kingdom consumer practice at McKinsey & Company, which acts as advisor and counsellor to many of the world's most influential businesses & institutions. Wendy joined McKinsey in San Francisco where she became a partner of the firm before moving to London at the end of the 1990s.

The Boston Consulting Group

Summer Associate

1992 - 1992

Boston, MA, USA

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.

Procter & Gamble

Brand Manager

1987 - 1991

Procter & Gamble is a multi-national consumer goods company that specialises in a wide range of health, personal care and hygiene products.

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Current Board Positions

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd

Senior Independent Director

Jun 2021 - Present

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited is a UK-based company that has developed sensing technology that uses nanopores (nano-scale holes) embedded in highly sophisticated electronics to carry out precise molecular analyses. Wendy joined the company as an independent non-executive director in June 2021 before stepping into her current role in January 2022.

Sony Corporation

Board Director; Chair of the Compensation and Member of the Nominating Committees

2019 - Present

Tokyo, JP

Wendy serves as a Board Director and sits on the Compensation and Nominating Committees at Sony Corporation, a Japanese multinational, headquartered in Tokyo. Its businesses include consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services.

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Previous Board Positions

Great Portland Estates

Board Director

Feb 2017 - Jul 2022

London, UK

Great Portland Estates is a FTSE 250 property investment and development company, with a significant real estate holding in central London. The firm offers a focused business model by repositioning properties to unlock their full potential. Wendy is a former Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

NHS England

Board Director

2016 - 2019

London, UK

Wendy was Chair of the Commissioning Committee and served on the I Digital, Delivery and Performance, Strategy & Remuneration Committees at NHS England, the largest single-payer healthcare system in the world. The National Health Service is England's publicly funded national healthcare system and one of the four National Health Services for each constituent country of the United Kingdom.

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Philanthropy

The University of Oxford

External Member of Council

Aug 2020 - Present

Oxford, UK

Wendy is one of Oxford University’s Members of Council. Council is responsible for the administration of the University and for the management of its finances and assets.

The Design Museum

Trustee

2016 - Present

London, UK

The Design Museum is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from architecture and fashion to graphics, product and industrial design.

The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College

Board Director of Visitors

2017 - Present

Hanover, NH, USA

Wendy is on the Board of Visitors and contributes to the international issues academic think tank. The Dickey Center unites the many and diverse strengths of Dartmouth College - its students, faculty, undergraduate and graduate schools - in addressing the world’s challenges.

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Board Director

2014 - Present

Oxford, UK

Wendy was appointed to the Board of Directors in October 2017 having served as a Business Advisory Council Member from February 2014. The Business Advisory Council is comprised of leaders from business and government who provide advice and on-going deep connections to organisations as well as serving as role models for Saïd Business School's community.

Cancer Research UK

Deputy Chairman

2011 - 2018

London, UK

Wendy was elected as the Chair of Nomination, Governance & Remuneration Committee which led the selection of both the new Chairman and CEO of the UK’s largest charity. She also sat on the Fundraising & Marketing and the Audit & Risk Committees. Cancer Research UK is the world's largest independent cancer charity that conducts research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

The Prince's Trust

Trustee & Chairman of Programmes & Operations Committee

2012 - 2018

London, UK

Wendy was the first Chair of the Programmes & Operations Committee with oversight of efforts to help 60,000 young people each year. She sat on the Nominations Committee & was Chair of the Audit Committee. The Prince's Trust believe that every young person should have a chance and helps 11-30 year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to transform & stabilise their lives.

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Awards & Endorsements

Non-Executive Director Awards

Finalist

2018

Wendy Becker’s Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business

MBA

1991 - 1993

Dartmouth College

BA, Economics

1983 - 1987