Sarah Whiddett

Non-Executive Director at Safestay Hostels

Sarah Whiddett has over 17 years’ leadership experience in Insight, CX and Marketing. Currently, she is a Strategic Client Partner for Kantar Insights & Consulting, a leading global data, insight and consultancy agency. Sarah, and her global matrix team, support clients with their brand strategy, innovation, creative and media activation, and consumer experience, through a mix of research, analytics and consultancy services. She was previously Chair and Director of AURA, the UK's biggest client-side research networking and events organisation, and prior to that held numerous leadership positions at food and drinks wholesaler Bidfood. Alongside these roles, Sarah has been involved in extensive public speaking and industry engagement, judging multiple industry awards, speaking at conferences and leading press engagement. Sarah was a Marketing Academy Scholar 2019 – selected as a group of 30 future leaders from a group of over 600 applicants, and was selected for the Kantar Women in Leadership program 2022.