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Sarah Barron

Captain · DISC type DS
Head of Talent & Capability at RELX
📍 Skipton, England, United Kingdom

Sarah is a resourceful and commercial Head of Talent & Capability with extensive international and multi-industry experience at firms like RELX, Vestas, and Philip Morris International. People who have worked with her describe her as strategic, talented, and goal-focused. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Bradford School of Management.

She has an empathetic leadership style and a track record of bringing fun to the workplace to turn around despondent teams. Sarah actively supports womens empowerment initiatives and professional development, as shown by her engagement with womens day celebrations and coaching experts.

Unique Fact: She once took a dedicated "Self Development Break" to pause, reflect on her career, and upskill herself on new leadership perspectives and diagnostics.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent & Capability
Location
Skipton, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Decisive But Calm
Dynamic But Sincere
Planner & Achiever

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Global Talent Strategy
Her career is defined by building and leading global talent functions at major multinational corporations like RELX and Vestas, focusing on the entire talent eco-system.
Leadership Development
She has deep expertise in leadership assessment, succession planning, and developing management capability, which has been a core part of her roles at several large companies.
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Career

Work history

10-2022 - 3-2025
Head of Talent & Capability
RELX
10-2020 - 3-2022
Senior Vice President - Global Talent Management
Vestas
5-2020 - 9-2020
Self Development Break
Study and Reflection
7-2019 - 5-2020
Head of Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Strategy for the Consumer and Channels Functions
Philip Morris International
10-2018 - 7-2019
Learning & Talent Management, Science & Innovation
Philip Morris International
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Education
1993 - 1996
Education details unavailable
ICAEW
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Jt Honours
University of Bradford School of Management
1981 - 1988
Education details unavailable
Queenswood
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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