Sara Beth Burton

Sara Beth Burton

consumer goods executive, board member, lifelong learner

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Experience25+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

I'm a visionary and tenacious executive leader who values strategic thinking and innovation to drive results. I deliver positive business outcomes through customer engagement initiatives and data-driven planning. A tech-savvy professional, I'm adept at leveraging new technologies to set the path toward sustainable growth. The key to my consistent and quantifiable success is my transparent, servant leadership style. I'm a coach, mentor, and advocate for my team members and support their professional development and goal attainment through developing a supportive, empowering, and collaborative work culture. My career is fueled by a lifelong dedication to learning new concepts and applying those concepts across business functions. This has resulted in my leadership describing my work as "trailblazing", "best-in-class", and "groundbreaking." It has also resulted in high-level functionality and excellence in: ► Digital Product Development ► Financial & P&L Management ► Entrepreneurial Thinking ► Customer Innovation ► Revenue Generation ► Cross-Functional Team Building ► Global Operations

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2001–Present· 25 yrs 8 mos
    • PresidentCurrent
      2025–Present
    • Chief Operating Officer
      2024–2025
    • Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
      Feb 2022–2024
    • Vice President Digital Commercialization
      Aug 2018–Feb 2022
    • Digital Commercialization Director
      Feb 2017–Aug 2018
    • Director, Product
      2015–2017
    • New Business Strategist
      Dec 2013–Dec 2014
    • Innovation Leader
      Sep 2011–Dec 2013
    • Manager, Finance
      Aug 2008–Sep 2011
    • Senior Financial Analyst
      Aug 2006–Jul 2008
    • Analyst, Financial
      2001–Jul 2006

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Accounting & Actuarial Science

Drake University

Master's of Accounting

Drake University

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Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Cash ManagementAnalyticsP&L ManagementMarketingFinancial AnalysisMarketing StrategyE-commerceDigital StrategyFinancial ModelingSalesStrategyStrategic PlanningPricingConsumer ProductsCross-functional Team LeadershipIncome StatementCompetitive AnalysisFinancial ReportingCustomer InsightForecasting