Board Chair | FTSE 250 Non-Executive Director | Strategic Adviser

Growth, transformation and value

Gemma Godfrey is an experienced Board Chair and FTSE 250 Non-Executive Director who founded and sold a regulated fintech business. She serves on the boards of Saga and Telecom Plus (Utility Warehouse), combining listed-company governance and regulated Chair experience with an entrepreneur’s commercial perspective.

She helped oversee Saga’s turnaround, including strategic repositioning, a £485m refinancing and a return to profitability and the FTSE 250. As Chair of Lloyds Wealth ACD, she oversaw a transformation of its investment offering and operations – completed ahead of schedule and under budget, with better customer outcomes and five-fold profit growth.

Gemma works with established businesses, founders and private equity investors through board appointments and strategic advisory engagements.

She also served as Boardroom Adviser to Arnold Schwarzenegger on The Celebrity Apprentice.

How Gemma can help

Chair & Board Leadership

Independent leadership, commercial challenge and support through growth, transformation and changes in ownership.

Growth & Strategic Advisory

Helping founders, CEOs and investors sharpen strategy, strengthen leadership, scale businesses and prepare for investment or exit.

Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Helping boards and leadership teams identify where technology and AI can drive growth, improve customer experience and increase efficiency – and prioritise investment for commercial impact.

Get in touch

For board appointments, strategic advisory and selected speaking engagements. Please outline the opportunity and scope, including an indicative budget for projects and events.

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