Holland & Barrett has announced Michelle Boothroyd as its new chief people officer.

Boothroyd was formerly chief people officer at the UK-wide residential property landlord Grainger, serving over four years in the position.

Prior to this, she held key human resources roles in major UK banks including people director at Nationwide for two years, head of HR for two Santander divisions between 2016 and 2019 and head of NatWest commercial and private banking’s HR team for three years.

Boothroyd takes the place of Maria Anderson, who joined Holland & Barrett in 2020 and was appointed chief people officer in 2022.

In a post on LinkedIn, Anderson said she was grateful for her time at the organisation and was proud of all she and her team had achieved.

“After a carefully managed succession plan and induction period, I’m delighted to handover to Michelle Boothroyd to lead the HR team going forward. I wish her all the very best in her new role, you’ll be amazing Michelle,” Anderson said.

“There are even more great years ahead for Holland & Barrett and I look forward to watching the business continue to go from strength to strength. As for me, I’m now looking forward to a break for the remainder of 2026 and new horizons in 2027.”

Holland & Barrett is currently pushing its ‘Back Your Body’ campaign, a multi-channel advertising strategy intended to grow its customer base by promoting wellness and personal health.

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