Jacqui Whitaker

Jacqui leads the UK and Ireland finance team, focusing on maximising investment returns, supporting growth opportunities, and driving forward Schneider Electric’s broader sustainability goals. She is responsible for a broad spectrum of central finance functions, including tax, treasury, credit control, financial accounting and planning, as well as pensions, premises and fleet. She sits on the Board of Schneider Electric UK.

Jacqui has ten years of international finance experience with Schneider, based in Australia, having led the international business finance function across 100+ countries in South America, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Her business and commercial focus, coupled with expertise in dealing with hyperinflation and foreign exchange instability, have equipped her with the resilience and scenario planning skills necessary to navigate the current UK and Ireland market.

Prior to Schneider, Jacqui held leadership roles at Flight Centre in Australia and the UK, and then at Eurostar in the UK, where her final role was Head of Assurance

Jacqui holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Technology Sydney, and is a Chartered Accountant.

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