Jackie was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2025.

Prior to her appointment to Howdens, Jackie served as CFO of Coats Group plc and as CFO of Devro plc. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of IMI plc, the FTSE 100 specialist engineering company. Jackie has a strong finance record and extensive experience across multinational manufacturing and supply chain businesses. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and has a Bachelor of Business Management Studies from the University of Waikato, New Zealand.