Laura Wade-Gery

Non-Executive Director at John Lewis Partnership

Laura is a leading British senior executive with experience of multi-channel retail. She has worked for a number of businesses including Marks & Spencer Group plc, where she was Executive Director heading up multi-channel and e-commerce from 2011 to 2016, including, from 2014, responsibility for UK stores. Prior to this she held roles, including CEO of Tesco.com, at Tesco plc, and at Gemini Consulting and Kleinwort Benson. She was an advisor to the Government Digital Service from 2012 to 2016.

Other appointments: Non-Executive Director of NHS England and Chair of NHS Digital, as well as Chair of the Talent, Remuneration and Management Committee, having formerly been a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chair of NHS Improvement. Laura is also a Non-Executive Director of British Land Company plc and Chair of their Remuneration Committee, a member of the Government Digital Strategy Advisory Board, and is a Director of Snape Maltings Trading Limited and Trustee and Director of charity Britten Pears Arts. She was formerly a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Immunocore Limited. Laura will be stepping down from the Partnership Board on 30 April 2021.

Timeline

  • Non-Executive Director

    Current role