Paula Vennells
Paula Anne Vennells (born 21 February 1959) is a British former businesswoman who was the chief executive officer of Post Office Limited from 2012 to 2019. She is also an Anglican priest.
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| Born | Paula Anne Vennells 21 February 1959 |
| Education | University of Bradford |
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| Known for | Post Office scandal |
| Spouse(s) | John |
| Children | 2 |
Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd during the final three years of the British Post Office scandal, which occurred between 1999 and 2015 and involved over 900 subpostmasters being wrongly convicted of theft, false accounting and fraud due to apparent shortfalls at their branches which were in fact errors of the Horizon accounting software used by the Post Office.
In 2019 she became the chair of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, but in December 2020 left the role. In April 2021, following the quashing of 39 subpostmasters' convictions, she resigned from her duties as an Anglican priest and from non-executive directorships at the retailer Dunelm and the supermarket chain Morrisons. Vennells was appointed a CBE in 2019; in January 2024 she stated that she was returning the honour.