Jacqueline De Rojas CBE
Senior Independent Director
Date of Appointment
- Non-Executive Director – October 2019
- Senior Independent Director – May 2024
Experience
Jacqueline is a highly regarded leader in the UK technology field, with a strong reputation as a champion of women and minority voices. She sits on the board of technology trade association techUK where she has used her platform as president to shape policy over the last seven years to enable the technology industry to thrive. Her commitment to diversity and building tech skills in the sector is her driver for co-chairing the Governance Board of the Institute of Coding.
Prior to this, Jacqueline held senior executive roles at major tech companies including Sage Group, Citrix Systems, CA Technologies, Novell and McAfee International. She was previously a non-executive director at AO World plc and Home Retail Group plc. In 2019, Jacqueline was awarded a CBE for Services to International Trade in Technology.
Jacqueline is the Board’s designated Non-Executive Director for engagement with the Group’s workforce, enabling employees to share ideas and concerns with senior management and the Board.
External Appointments
- Rightmove plc (Senior Independent Director, appointed December 2016).
- techUK Limited (Director, appointed July 2014).
- Industrial and Financial Systems, IFS AB (Sweden) (Non-Executive Director, appointed May 2021.