Sporting organisation Chelsea Football Club has appointed Sara Matthews as chief HR officer.
Matthews has expertise in developing incentive programmes to drive commercial performance, achieving shareholder approval for executive pay and rewards, optimising talent acquisition, leading social responsibility policies and regulatory compliance, and providing HR thought leadership.
Previously, Matthews held positions at Ladbrokes, such as group HR director and HR director. She has also worked as group head of strategic reward at Travis Perkins, reward controller at Wickes, and international HR manager at Staples.
