Diana Houghton

Diana Houghton joined Smiths in 2014 and has played a key role in developing the Group’s growth strategy. She was appointed the Group Head of Strategy in 2019 and joined the Executive Committee in April 2022. Diana’s previous roles at Smiths included VP, Strategy & Marketing for Smiths Detection. Prior to Smiths, Diana held Executive Committee strategy and M&A roles at Allied Domecq plc and the Bass Leisure Group (part of Bass plc). She has also held a number of non-executive and board advisory roles.