Platt joined
British Airways as a management trainee straight from school, turning down the offer of a university place. She worked there for 13 years, including as a flight attendant. She joined
BUPA in 1993 and over 20 years held a number of progressively senior roles.. Her role was taken over by the chairman
Peter Long, while a successor was sought.
Non-executive roles Platt was appointed a non-executive director of
Tesco in 2016, a role she still holds. She was a non-executive director at the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In June 2023, the firm agreed to a £4.5bn takeover from Swedish
private equity firm
EQT AB. In October 2022, she was appointed chair of the UK subsidiary of global insurer
Ageas. In December 2023, she was announced as chair-elect at
FTSE 250 wealth manager
Hargreaves Lansdown replacing Deanna Oppenheimer. ==References==