Compass Group PLC has announced the appointment of Leanne Wood as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect. Wood also joins the board’s audit, corporate responsibility, nomination and remuneration committees.
Currently the chief human resources officer of Vodafone Group, Wood was the chief people, strategy and corporate affairs officer for Burberry from 2015 until she joined Vodafone in 2019.
Wood had previously worked for Diageo for 15 years in a variety of roles, latterly as its group HR director. She has also worked at Allied Domecq, LEK Consulting and United Distillers.
Wood is the lead Vodafone non-executive director for Vodacom Group Limited, a publicly listed company in South Africa. She was also a non-executive director of The Go-Ahead Group Plc from 2017 until 2022.
Commenting on the appointment, Ian Meakins, chair of Compass, said: “We are delighted to welcome Leanne to Compass. Leanne brings considerable and relevant international, strategic and operational expertise to the Compass board. I am confident that her background and experience will be invaluable assets to the board as we continue to focus on our strategic priorities of people, performance and purpose.”