Paula was appointed as an independent non-executive director on 1 June 2021. She holds a BA (Hons) and MA in Natural Sciences (Neurophysiology) from Cambridge. She has considerable retail experience, covering fashion, general merchandise and grocery, having held senior executive management positions at Woolworths and Pick n Pay. Paula also has significant international experience through her former roles with Tesco, BP, Colgate-Palmolive and Woolworths. She has previously served on the boards of the Country Road Group and Woolworths (African subsidiary boards and risk committee).