Sarah Testa
Chief Growth Officer | Consumer Products | Multiplying Possibilities
- Role
- Chief Growth Officer at Roskam Foods
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sarah Testa
Transformational C-suite executive and board advisor with extensive experience driving sustainable growth, brand revitalization, and enterprise-wide transformation in the food industry. Recognized for delivering strong financial results, shaping high-performance cultures, and unlocking new value creation in complex, fast-changing environments.A visionary, people-centered leader who blends creativity with rigorous commercial discipline. Build winning strategies that accelerate top- and bottom-line performance, strengthen customer and employee engagement, and expand brand and portfolio potential. Proven track record leading $125M to $1.2B portfolios, scaling PE-backed organizations, and transforming branded, private label, and co-manufacturing companies.Bring deep expertise across general management, marketing, innovation, sales, and organizational transformation—with a reputation for aligning people around a shared growth agenda and inspiring high trust, high accountability, and sustained momentum.Believe that business and leadership are powerful forces for good—championing cultures that balance the needs of employees, customers, communities, and shareholders. Committed to delivering sustainable competitive advantage, long-term enterprise value, and positive societal impact through purpose-driven, people-first leadership.
Experience
Chief Growth Officer
Jan 2023 — Present · Grand Rapids, MI, US
Executive leadership position, reporting to the CEO. Responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to accelerate growth and value creation for the company. Lead strategic planning, pipeline development, marketplace insights, innovation, commercialization, marketing and ESG efforts for the company. Spearhead investments in people, process, technology, and capabilities needed to unlock growth. Align organizational resources and priorities to achieve strategic and annual plan objectives. Support M&A efforts in close partnership with PE owners and Board. Roskam Foods is a scaled, diversified contract manufacturer that strategically partners with world-renowned food brands, retailers, and food service providers. With broad and expanding capabilities in snacks, frozen meals, frozen and RTE breakfast, confections, dry mixes and more, we welcome the next great partnership.
Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
UMN Carlson School of Management
BSB, Marketing, International Business
Skills
- Management
- Strategy
- Product Development
- Marketing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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