Tim Fallowfield OBE
Biography
Tim retired from Sainsbury’s in 2024 having joined as Company Secretary and General Counsel in 2001 and being appointed to the Operating Board in September 2004. Tim was responsible for governance and risk management, leading the Corporate Services Division comprising Legal and Regulatory, Information Security and Cyber, Safety, Shareholder Services, Insurance and Central Security. He chaired the Group Safety Committee and the Data Governance Committee.
Tim joined Sainsbury’s from Exel plc, the global logistics company, where he was Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services. He began his career at the international law firm Clifford Chance and is a qualified solicitor.
Tim is a Trustee of Save the Children UK and Chair of the Sainsbury Archive. He chaired the Disability Confident Business Leaders Group between 2016-23 which works with Government in shaping the disability employment agenda and in raising awareness of the benefits of employing disabled people.
He was awarded an OBE for services to Disability Awareness in the 2020 New Year’s Honours list.
Non-executive Director
The Government Legal Department’s non-executive directors have a range of responsibilities including:
- providing an independent perspective and constructive challenge of the executive function to ensure that the most appropriate business and management processes are in place
- supporting the Permanent Secretary (the Treasury Solicitor)
- engaging in budget panel review meetings
- monitoring and challenging the department’s performance in relation to its objectives, commitments and its strategy