Rachel was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director in 2024, and is Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Her tenure as at 28 March 2026 is two years

Rachel is the Group People Officer at Whitbread plc, which is the owner of Premier Inn, the UK’s biggest hotel brand employing over 38,000 people in over 850 Premier Inn hotels and restaurants across the UK. Rachel was previously the Group HR Director with SSP

Group plc, before which she spent 16 years with Tesco plc, in operational and human resource capacities, and has also served as an officer in the Royal Air Force, specialising in logistics and supply chain.

Committee Membership
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
ESG Committee