Sarah Ashton
Finance Director Abfi Health & Nutrition, Abf Ingredients @Associated British Foods plc
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Finance Director Abfi Health & Nutrition, Abf Ingredients @Associated British Foods plc
Finance & IT lead for a fast-growing, acquisitive life sciences group operating across Europe, the US, and Australia. Member of the senior leadership team, driving strategy, financial operations, and M&A integration. Key achievements include lpost-merger integration of three businesses to form H&N, executing a strategic buyout, and delivering operational and legal restructuring to enhance efficiency and scalability. Built a fit-for-purpose Finance & IT organisation and developed commercial tools to improve forecasting and sales prioritisation.
EDUCATION
ICAEW
ACA
Alliance Manchester Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Newcastle University
BSc Hons, Biomedical Science
ABOUT SARAH ASHTON
Finance Director with global experience across life sciences and consumer brands. I bring experience in M&A, post-merger integration, and commercial finance, having played a key role in strategic acquisitions, carve-outs, and legal restructures.As a trusted business partner to senior leadership, I focus on aligning finance with commercial strategy to support growth, improve profitability, and enable data-led decision-making. I thrive in complex, international environments and have built and led high-performing finance and IT teams to support scalable, cross-border operations.My background spans life sciences, health and nutrition, fashion, and automotive sectors. I work closely with cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, operations, legal, and HR to deliver strategic outcomes and operational alignment. My global mindset has been shaped by international roles and relocations to Tokyo and Paris. I bring a collaborative, commercially focused approach to shaping strategy, supporting integration programmes, and enhancing reporting to drive better business outcomes.
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