Barbara has extensive business and management experience in the private, public, and regulated sectors.
In the private sector, Barbara has held a series of strategic, commercial, and finance roles, including being Chief Finance Officer for two international listed IT companies – Kewill Systems plc and Scala Business Solutions NV, Group Finance Director at Morgan Sindall plc, and Regulatory Director at South West Water. In the public sector, she has been Director General at the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Transport and Chief Operating Officer at Westminster City Council.
Barbara has been a Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity and a Non-Executive Director of the NHS West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
She is Non-Executive Director at Balfour Beatty plc, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Aptitude Software Group plc, and Chair of the Rail Safety and Standards Board.