PEOPLE

developing and inspiring our people

how we safeguard, develop and inspire our people

People are the key to our success, which is why we work hard to keep everyone safe and help them develop the skills they need now and for the future.

We also do everything we can to achieve equality and diversity in all our businesses.

As a diverse and developed business we ensure we have appropriate succession and development plans for our people.

Our people have the opportunity to develop their career across our sugar businesses and the wider ABF group.

To continue growing in the future, we have to maintain our pipeline of talent across a wide range of functions from agriculture to engineering, from analysts to technicians and much more.

That means ensuring we are building future focused capability within all our businesses, and making sure the next generation of workers have the right skills. We want all our people to develop the skills they need and inspire them to be their best.

If you’re interested in working for an AB Sugar company, please visit their careers pages directly.

building

capability for

the future

striving to build workforces that reflect the societies we operate in

The faces of AB Sugar

As an international business in 10 countries, we are committed to developing our people to build capability and capacity across all our locations for the future. We continuously support the creation of a diverse workforce as well as recruiting and training talent to develop our future leaders and workforce.

We've collated a series of case studies featuring 'faces' from across the AB Sugar Group, scroll down to find out more about them and the diverse range of roles available across our businesses.

Silvia Fernandez-Lara
Betalia Business Development Manager
Azucarera

Silvia has been working at Azucarera for nine years, initially joining the agriculture team. After spending time working in both the factory and field in both the...

Godfrey Mpundu
Factory Manager
British Sugar

Godfrey started his career with British Sugar after graduating from university. His initial plan was to work for 12-18 months to gain experience before doing a Masters....

Laura Diego
Factory Manager
Azucarera

Laura started her career at Azucarera more than 15 years ago, joining after university. She has worked in many different locations and in different roles but more...

Rebecca Katowa
Managing Director
Zambia Sugar (part of Illovo Sugar Africa)

Rebecca has been Managing Director (MD) of Zambia Sugar for three years. She joined the company over 20 years ago as Marketing Services Manager. Her career has been...

Kathryn Grant
Beet Processing Manager
British Sugar

Kathryn will be celebrating her 10 year anniversary at British Sugar later this year after joining as a graduate straight out of university. She is a passionate...

Zoe Hanslip
Commercial Director
Vivergo Fuels

Zoe joined Vivergo Fuels in 2014 following a decade at the Bank of England. She is a trained accountant and has more than 15 years’ experience in the financial...

Bella Zhao
Agriculture Manager
AB Sugar China

Bella joined AB Sugar China in 2010 as a trainee and has worked within the agriculture department for the past eight years. She spent six months in the UK as part...

Renata Czaplinksa
Operations Improvement Manager
British Sugar

Renata grew up in Poland and has worked across the AB Sugar Group for 18 years after joining on the graduate scheme. During this time she has worked on projects...

Rachel Leach
EU Business Director
Germains Seed Technology

Rachel has spent the majority of the past 11 years working for Associated British Foods plc (ABF) companies including Twinings Ovaltine and most recently Germains...