Sigrid van Aken

Sigrid van Aken is the CEO of the Postcode Lottery Group, the world’s third-largest private charity donor. Under her leadership, the international organisation has become a prominent force in fundraising for charitable causes across five European countries and around the globe, benefiting thousands of charitable initiatives and actively contributing to the advancement of a fairer, healthier, greener global community. She has been instrumental in driving the Group’s growth, holding multiple senior and international leadership roles over her impressive two-decade career with the lotteries.

As the chair of the executive board, she is focused on bold growth strategies and expanding the Group’s presence into new markets. Notable achievements include the successful establishment of Postcode Lotteries in Germany and Norway, alongside those in Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden, and the implementation of future-proof international governance for the Group. 

Van Aken’s leadership principles are built on the importance of collaboration and innovation, and the transformative power of collective action – characteristics that are also shared across the Postcode Lottery Group and its work to create a better world.