Career Biography

Louise Ruppel is General Counsel for Barratt Redrow Plc and a member of the Executive Committee. Ruppel leads the Group’s Legal and Governance functions, providing strategic counsel on compliance, risk and corporate affairs, more recently in relation to a CMA investigation, the merger of Barratt with Redrow and a successful landmark building safety case in the Supreme Court.

With over 20 years of executive legal experience, Ruppel has held senior roles across the defence, transport, and infrastructure sectors. Her previous positions include General Counsel & Company Secretary at Ultra Electronics, and Group Legal Director at FirstGroup Plc. Louise trained as a lawyer at Slaughter and May.