Arla Foods has named former Adidas vice president Natalie Knight as its new chief financial officer (CFO), and appointed her to its executive management group effective from January 2016.
American-born Knight is currently senior vice president finance for Adidas, where she heads a team of 200 to provide strategic and financial support to the group’s global operations, indirect procurement and other global functions. In addition to the financial and legal teams at Arla, she will also have global responsibility for IT.
Arla CEO Peder Tuborgh said: “Natalie has a proven track record of performance management in a global FMCG company. She has strong leadership, great communication skills and from her experience in investor relations, she has great capabilities in building relationships. I look forward to welcoming Natalie to Arla.”
And Knight added: “I am excited to join such a highly respected company and management team. I look forward to bringing my experience with leading brands to a company committed to grow strongly in this direction.”
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