GRAI Appoints Sarah Woods as its New Director of Consumer Protection

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has announced the appointment of its newest top executive, Sarah Woods.

Woods is set to step into the role of director of consumer protection, education and awareness, research and communications, with responsibility for the Social Impact Fund, public education and awareness programmes, research and the GRAI’s communications strategy.

Woods, the GRAI stated, has 15 years’ experience working in public health policy in the areas of mental health, suicide prevention and tobacco control.

In her most recent role, Woods was lead for strategy implementation, stakeholder engagement and education at the Health Service Executive, where she led a team supporting the implementation of Ireland’s national suicide prevention strategy. As part of this role, she was seconded to the Department of Health where she led out on the development of a new 10-year suicide and self-harm reduction strategy for Ireland.

She holds a BA International and an MSc in European Economics, both from University College Dublin as well as postgraduate qualifications in PR, strategic marketing and health sector leadership.