Joining from Johnson Controls, where she has been MD of the fire and security businesses across the UK and Ireland, she has considerable experience in compliance markets, having spent 25 years in field operations, business development, commercial leadership, and ‘numerous’ MD roles in the fire, security, lift, escalator, and access sectors. She has managed businesses of various sizes, while also successfully completing and integrating more than a dozen acquisitions. A certified member of the Institute of Facilities Management, she is also an advocate of diversity and inclusion, and a frequent speaker on the subject to drive change within the industry.
“I’m delighted to welcome Sarah as our new CEO,” said Mark Davies, Chairman of Compliance Group. “She is a visionary leader known for her ability to accelerate growth and build high-performing teams. She joins us at an exciting time as we further strengthen our mission to be the UK’s most highly regarded compliance group, providing high quality fire safety, electrical compliance, and water hygiene services, to all our clients, delivered with technical excellence by our outstanding teams and with leading-edge technology.”
Compliance Group works with clients ‘to reduce risk, improve safety, and assure regulatory compliance’ in a wide range of sectors – including healthcare, care homes, the public sector, pharmaceutical, hospitality, leisure, and food and beverage.