Sophie Barker (née Roebuck)
Director | London
Sophie is a Director in the CFO & Audit and Board practices in London. She executes on global searches, primarily in the UK, Asia, Middle East and Americas. Her primary areas of focus include CFOs and FDs as well as executives within financial and product control, FP&A, tax and treasury. Within Audit, her remit includes Chief Auditor and Chief Auditor minus one mandates.
Within the Board practice, Sophie leads on Chair, Committee Chair, NED and advisory appointments. She is passionate about the development of the next generation of NED talent.
Prior to joining Leathwaite in 2015, Sophie spent two years at a global recruitment firm in the Financial Services practice. Before that, Sophie worked for a boutique recruitment consultancy.
Education
Sophie graduated from St Andrews University in 2012 with a Masters in History.
Specialisms
Industries
- Consumer Markets
- Financial Services
- FinTech and Payments
- Insurance and Insurtech
- Retail Financial Services
- Wholesale Banking
- Asset and Wealth Management
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Industrial Markets
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Fund level leadership
- Portfolio company leadership
- Professional Services
- Real Estate
- Technology and Telecoms
Roles
