Wendy J Barnes

Portfolio Non-Executive Director and Adviser in cyber resilience

email: wendy@practiq.co.uk

Wendy J Barnes

LONDON

A portfolio non-executive and an advisor in cyber security, Wendy has wide experience in utilities, security, and defence sectors.  Wendy has been a Customer Services Director in United Utilities, Director General (DG) in the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and a non-executive director in the MOD, government security and defence departments, Met Office, Ofwat, Southern Water, OCS Group, and the National Crime Agency. She also led the Enterprise and Finance Committee for Chester Cathedral for many years.

Currently Wendy is a non-executive director at Scottish Power, Yorkshire Water and BMT Group. She also advises DCMS and NCSC on cyber resilience, information risk management and governance.

Wendy has chaired and been a member of several Audit and Remuneration Committees and has a particular focus on developing risk management and good governance, as well as helping organisations take on change in challenging environments.

Wendy is an angel investor in several technology related start-ups and enjoys helping the founding teams develop their approach to security, customer service, ethics, and governance.