James Saunders
InvestorChief People Officer at Wates Family Holdings
About
James Saunders is Chief People Officer at Wates, joining in May 2025. He began his HR career at Nationwide, later holding senior HR roles at Vodafone from 2011, and served as Chief People Officer at Intu and then at Highbourne Group, a private equity-backed carve-out of building supply businesses from Travis Perkins.
Colleagues at Wates Family Holdings
Andrew Wates
WFET Chair at Wates Family Holdings
Anna Mann
Group Communications and Marketing Director, Wates Group at Wates Family Holdings
Brian Long
Group Health, Safety & Wellbeing Director at Wates Family Holdings
Charles Wates
Director at Wates Family Holdings
Chelsea Walters
Group Legal Director at Wates Family Holdings
Chris Cornall
Group Technology and Data Director at Wates Family Holdings
Cressida Curtis
Group Sustainability Director at Wates Family Holdings
David Brocklebank
Executive Managing Director, Wates Land & Development at Wates Family Holdings
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