Women in Leadership with Paula Cousins, Chief Strategy &

In this episode, The Barton Partnership's Simran Panesar is joined by Paula Cousins, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at The Weir Group PLC.

As Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at The Weir Group, Paula is responsible for ensuring the company meets its sustainability targets across the mining industry. Paula started her career in engineering after graduating from the University of Strathclyde; she has since moved into corporate strategy, working with McKinsey and BP before moving to The Weir Group 8 years ago, where she now leads the business’ sustainability strategy.

Here, Paula elaborates on the importance of integrating sustainability initiatives into your business strategy, upholding trust and transparency in the workplace, and breaking down gender stereotypes in the engineering industry.