Sally Cabrini
Pro-Chancellor and Senior Independent Governor since August 2023
- Chair of Remuneration Committee
- Member of Governance and Nominations Committee
- Member of Academic Governance, Education and Student Experience Committee
Sally has wide-ranging experience of a number of sectors including UK regulated utilities, services and manufacturing. She has expertise in delivering significant business transformation programmes in different organisations, including: internal restructuring or divestment, pension changes and both cultural and significant technological changes.
As Transformation, IT and People Director at Interserve Group Limited (January 2018 – December 2019), Sally was a member of the Executive Team and responsible for the development of business transformation, people strategy, IT Transformation and Investment Strategy.
Prior to that she was a senior executive at FTSE 100 constituent United Utilities for nine years, including four years as Business Services Director, with responsibility for information technology, cyber security and human resources in a regulated CNI environment.
She is also an experienced and commercially focused Non-Executive Director and chair of listed company Remuneration Committees. Sally was a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Company at Lookers Plc (2016 – 2019) and at Appreciate Group plc (2019 to 2023). She is currently Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee for First Group PLC.
Sally is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Register of Members' Interests 2025/26
| Organisation in which interest exists | Nature of interest (directorship, shareholding, membership etc.) |
|---|---|
| First Group PLC | Non-Executive Director |
| First Group PLC Remuneration Committee | Chair |
| First Group PLC Audit and Risk Committee | Member |
| First Group PLC Nominations Committee | Member |
| First Group PLC Business Responsibility Committee | Member |
| Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) | Non-Executive Director and Chair of People, Culture and Governance Committee |
Contact
Email the Governance Services Team: governance-services@exeter.ac.uk