Ella Bennett

Ella is a Group HR Director, with a proven track record of leading change, M&A and business transformation. Her career spans retail, not-for profit and high tech companies.

Ella is currently the HR Director and Board member at Sainsbury’s Argos, the newly-formed non-food subsidiary of Sainsbury’s (which encompasses Argos, Habitat and Sainsbury’s non-food business). With 30,000 employees and annual sales of around £6 billion, Sainsbury’s-Argos is the second largest online retailer in the UK. Ella’s responsibilities range from defining the best and most robust operating model, ensuring the future development and acquisition of the digital skills needed for sustainability and growth and leading the HR function of 200 people.

Ella earned her BA Hons degree from the University of Bristol and her Master’s Degree from the University of London.