Compass Group PLC announced the appointment of Leanne Wood as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 4 May 2023. On appointment, Leanne also joined the Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Leanne is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer of Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) where she is responsible for leading the people and organisational strategy which includes developing strong talent and leadership, effective organisations, strategic capabilities and an engaging culture and work environment.

Before joining Vodafone in 2019, Leanne was the Chief People, Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer for Burberry Plc from 2015. Prior to that she worked for Diageo Plc for 15 years in a variety of roles, latterly as their Group HR Director. She has also worked in strategy and finance for Allied Domecq Plc, LEK Consulting and United Distillers.

Leanne 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.