Sarah Haywood has taken on the role of Chief Information Officer at Carlsberg Group.

Haywood was previously Chief Technology Officer at the Danish multinational brewer, a position she held for almost three years.

Her CV also includes stints at Mondelēz International as Senior Director Information Systems - Global Sales & Marketing and Cadbury as Director Information Systems - Global Service Delivery.

“So today I officially take over the reins as CIO at Carlsberg - I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as CTO and I’m excited to be taking the next step as CIO for this amazing company,” she said in a LinkedIn post.

“Thank you to Cees 't Hart (Carlsberg Group CEO and President) and Heine Dalsgaard (Group Chief Financial Officer) for putting your trust in me and a massive thank you to Mark Dajani (CIO and SVP Global Business Services) without your support, coaching and patience I wouldn’t be here.”

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