London, November 2026. Renovata is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Coleman as Chief People and Culture Officer at Person Centred Software (PCS), one of the UK’s leading software providers to the social care sector. Sarah joins PCS from Qodea, where she was Chief People Officer, bringing 20+ years of HR and organisation change leadership.
About PCS
Person Centred Software provides technology to residential and domiciliary care operators across the UK. Its solutions span the full workflow of care, from care planning and medication to workforce management, resident experience, insights and physical devices. The PCS Group was formed through the acquisition of Camascope by PCS, bringing together PCS, Camascope (electronic medication administration records) and ClearCare (children’s care planning). PCS is led by Group CEO Kehan Zhou and Chair Jeff Surges, and backed by Brighton Park Capital and Cow Corner.
The role
As Chief People and Culture Officer, Sarah reports to Group CEO Kehan Zhou. She will lead the people side of the integration of the three businesses, define the Group’s culture and values, and build a professional HR function to support the next stage of growth, including talent, learning and development, performance management, and compensation and benefits.
Sarah Coleman
Sarah is a global HR leader and organisation change specialist. She has served as Chief People Officer at two PE-backed technology businesses, Qodea and Adarma Security, where she built out talent acquisition, learning and development and HR systems.
Before that, she was Global People and Communications Director for WPP’s technology function, and spent eight years as Vice President, HR for Europe and Asia at ICF International, where she built HR functions in new markets and led the people side of ten acquisitions. Earlier in her career she held senior HR and organisation change roles at ACCA. She holds a degree from the University of Leicester and is CIPD qualified.
Renovata’s perspective
When three businesses come together, the people agenda decides whether the deal delivers. This search called for a commercially minded People leader who had built HR functions and led integrations before, and who would be equally comfortable as a partner to the CEO and board and hands-on in the detail. Sarah brings all of that.
“Sarah has spent twenty years building People functions that help businesses grow, from global organisations like WPP and ICF to PE-backed scale-ups at Adarma and Qodea. PCS is bringing three businesses together into one group, and it needs someone who can shape a single culture without losing what is good in each of them. Sarah has led the people side of more than a dozen acquisitions and knows that integration works best as an evolution, not a takeover. It has been a pleasure to partner with Kehan and the PCS team, and I’m looking forward to seeing the team she builds.”Lucy Brealy, Partner, Renovata
Frequently asked questions
Who is the new Chief People and Culture Officer at Person Centred Software?
Sarah Coleman, appointed in November 2026. She joins from Qodea, where she was Chief People Officer.
Which executive search firm appointed PCS’s Chief People and Culture Officer?
Renovata. The search was led by Partner Lucy Brealy.
What does Person Centred Software do?
PCS provides software to residential and domiciliary social care operators in the UK, covering care planning, medication, workforce management, resident experience and insights. The group includes PCS, Camascope and ClearCare.
Has Renovata worked with PCS before?
Yes. Renovata also partnered with PCS on the appointment of its Chief Revenue Officer in 2026, as part of building the Group’s leadership team.
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Partner, Renovata
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