Onex Corporation announced the appointment of Sara Wechter as a new independent member of its board of directors. Sara is Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Citigroup Inc., where she is responsible for talent acquisition, diversity, talent development, learning, benefits, compensation and employee relations. Sara, a member of Citi?s Executive Management Team, is a recognized leader in the development of equitable and transparent pay-for-performance compensation structures, as well as employee policies that are aligned with strategic corporate objectives.

She joined Citi in 2004 and held roles in investment banking and Citi?s corporate M&A and strategy teams before serving as Chief of Staff to the CEO and two successive board Chairs. In this latter capacity, she also supported the board of directors with numerous strategic initiatives. She assumed the CHRO role in 2018.

A graduate of Emory University, Sara serves on the Board of Directors of the Citi Foundation and NYU Hospital KIDS and is a Vice Chair of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Board of Directors in New York City.