Mentor

Wendy Becker

Mentor

Wendy
Becker

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Overview

Wendy Becker currently serves as Chair of Sony Group Corporation (since 2025). She also serves on the board of GSK plc (since 2023) where she has chaired the Remuneration Committee since 2023.

Wendy’s executive career spans global consumer brands, tech and retail sectors. She was CEO of Jack Wills Ltd (2013-2015), having initially joined as its Chief Operating Officer. She was also Chair of Logitech International S.A. from 2019 until 2025. Earlier, she was Group Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone Group plc (2009-2011), and Managing Director of TalkTalk Telecom (2008-2009), having built her early career as a Partner at McKinsey & Company across London and San Francisco. She began her career in brand management at Procter & Gamble.

Beyond commercial leadership, Wendy is a recognised figure in public and non‑profit governance. She was Chair of the British Heart Foundation’s Board of Trustees (2022-2023), served as Deputy Chair of Cancer Research UK (2015-2018), and was a Non-Executive Director of NHS England (2016-2019).

Her contributions extend to culture and education—she sits on the Council of the Oxford University and was previously on the board of the Oxford University Press, a trustee of the English National Ballet and a member of The King’s Trust council.

She brings deep cross-sector expertise in:

• Technology & consumer services – chairing Logitech through product cycles, digital growth, and investor expectations

• Corporate governance & compensation architecture – shaping board effectiveness and leadership incentives at FTSE and global firms

• Health & social purpose institutions – leading strategy and governance in major public-interest bodies

• Academic & cultural oversight – guiding strategic investment and policy in higher education and cultural institutions

Educated at Dartmouth (BA, Economics) and Stanford GSB (MBA), Wendy is respected for her business clarity, governance acumen, and thoughtful leadership across industries. Her career demonstrates how deep commercial experience and cross-sector stewardship can support next-generation innovation and institutional trust.

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Major Career Roles

Logitech International SA

Independent Chair

GSK plc

Independent Non-Executive Director

Sony Group Corp.

Independent Outside Director

Jack Wills Ltd

CEO

Vodafone plc

Group Chief Marketing Officer

University of Oxford

Trustee

McKinsey & Co.

Partner

Other Career Highlights

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

Senior Independent Director

Great Portland Estates plc

Non-Executive Director

NHS England

Non-Executive Director

Whitbread plc

Non-Executive Director

Ocado Group plc

Non-Executive Director

John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding

Director

Prince’s Trust

Trustee

British Heart Foundation

Chair

English National Ballet

Trustee

Cancer Research UK

Deputy Chair

Talktalk Telecom Ltd

Managing Director

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