Tate & Lyle PLC has announced the appointment of Sarah Kuijlaars as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board, effective 16 September 2024.
Sarah Kuijlaars brings extensive international finance leadership experience to her new role. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer at De Beers Group and Arcadis NV. Before that, she was the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and spent 25 years at Shell plc in various senior finance leadership roles. Currently, she is a non-executive director of Inchcape plc.
Sarah succeeds Dawn Allen, who, as announced on 24 April 2024, will be stepping down from her role as Chief Financial Officer at Tate & Lyle to become the CFO of Haleon plc. Dawn will officially leave her role at Tate & Lyle on 15 September 2024, but will remain with the company until late October to ensure a smooth transition.
Nick Hampton, Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle, said: “Sarah is an outstanding addition to our executive team and I am delighted to welcome her to Tate & Lyle. Her proven track record of financial leadership in large and dynamic global businesses will prove invaluable to us as we enter the next phase of our growth agenda as a focused food and beverage solutions business.”
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David Hearn, Chair of Tate & Lyle, said: “Sarah brings a wealth of financial, commercial and international experience to Tate & Lyle which will be of significant value to the Company as it continues to expand and develop. We are delighted to welcome Sarah to our Board.”
Sarah Kuijlaars said: “I am excited to be joining Tate & Lyle at such an important time in the Company’s development. I look forward to working with Nick and the senior leadership team to continue to support Tate & Lyle’s customers across the world, and to deliver on the Company’s growth ambitions.”
