Diaceutics, a leading healthcare tech solutions company, has announced the appointment of Sandra Blake as its new Chief People Officer, effective September 2024.

In her new role, Sandra brings over two decades of HR leadership experience across key sectors in the United Kingdom. Most recently, she served as the Group Head of Talent at Zühlke Group. Before this, Sandra worked with Howden as the Global HR Director and People Integration Leader, Tesco Bank as the HR Director, SSE as the Head of Talent and Leadership Development, and RBS as the Group Head of Leadership Capability and Development. In addition to her HR roles, she has also held marketing roles at Mondelēz International and Cadbury, and served as a Non-Executive Director for Marketing Edinburgh during the early years of her career.

On LinkedIn, Sandra shared: “At Diaceutics, we believe that every patient should have the opportunity to receive the right test and the right treatment to positively impact their disease outcome. We partner with global pharma and biotech companies to help promote and commercialise breakthrough precision medicines. I’m delighted to be part of the executive committee at such a purpose-driven company, leading the People and IT functions.”

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With core competencies in employee engagement, change management, culture transformation, performance management, executive coaching, and talent development, Sandra is set to drive high-performing teams for Diaceutics’ global growth. In her own words: “I am a thought leader who brings the ‘outside in’ and takes responsibility for delivering practical solutions with creativity, energy, pace, and a dual focus on commerciality and impact. I build strong and engaged teams with a positive, can-do attitude. I love helping to lead businesses through critical transformational change and growth, ultimately making a positive difference.”