Sara Thompson

Group HR Director

Experience:

Sara joined Phoenix Group in May 2020 with extensive HR experience having spent her career entirely within HR.

Sara started her HR career as a graduate and has also worked for various large multinationals as well as running her own consultancy. Her early career was in IT and telecoms companies and more recently she has gained considerable Financial Services experience including roles in Royal Sun Alliance, Barclays and more recently, Aviva plc. Sara lived and worked in South Africa for a number of years where she led the people aspects of the integration of Absa Bank into Barclays. She also has international experience, having held roles in in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Latin America and the US.

Sara is a working mum with a daughter and son in their mid-twenties.

Role and responsibilities:

Leads the implementation of the Group’s people strategy in order to recruit, retain, motivate and develop high-quality colleagues.
Provides guidance and support on all HR and Premises matters to the Group Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Committee, the Board and Remuneration Committee.
Delivers HR and Premises services to the Group.