Sarah Newbitt

Sarah spent most of her career at Unilever plc. leading manufacturing and supply chain in UK, European and Global roles. She served on the Board of Unilever UK as Vice-President of Supply Chain for 3 years, before setting up her own Coaching and Consulting practice. She is a Non-Executive Director for Dorner Manufacturing Corp. a global leader in automation & conveying. Sarah is a Chartered Engineer, who studied Engineering at Oxford University and also holds a Professional Certificate in Coaching from Henley Business School. Having spent 25 years in world class manufacturing environments, she understands what UK manufacturers need to do to compete in a global economy and is keen to maximise the positive impact of HVM Catapult on the success of UK manufacturing.