Susie Hargreaves

Susie Hargreaves OBE is a British executive who works in the charity sector. She is Chief Executive officer of the Internet Watch Foundation.

Early life

Hargreaves was raised in Yorkshire, in a family of nine.[1]

Career

Hargreaves has held a number of executive positions in the arts, including general manager of Red Ladder Theatre Company, deputy director of Watermans Arts Centre, and CEO of Audiences Yorkshire.[2] In 2002, she founded CultureWorks UK, a business development company. In November 2008, she became CEO of the Society of Dyers and Colourists.[3][4]

Since her appointment in September 2011, she has been CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation.[5][6] She is a director of the UK Safer Internet Centre.

Personal life

She is married to actor and director Marcus Romer; they have two children.[1][7]

Honours

Hargreaves was a finalist for a European Women of Achievement Award in 2004,[3] as Executive of the Year in the 2017 ISPA Awards, and in the 2018 European CEO Awards.[2] In 2006, she was awarded a Clore Leadership Fellowship.[2]

In 2016, she was awarded an OBE for Services to Child Online Protection in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[2][7]

References
  1. Sarah Rees (6 December 2019). "Susie Hargreaves OBE: 'I love my job at the IWF'". Nominet. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "Susie Hargreaves". The Clore Leadership Programme. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Susie Hargreaves is new Chief Executive of SDC". Fashion Capital (press release). 7 October 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "Bradford-based Society of Dyers and Colourists boss Susie Hargreaves to boost links with India". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. "Susie Hargreaves OBE: Chief Executive". Internet Watch Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. "Internet Watch Foundation reacts to 'terrifying' child sexual threat figures released by the National Crime Agency". Cambridge Independent. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. "IWF Chief is awarded an OBE" (press release). Internet Watch Foundation. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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