Debbie White, chief executive of Sodexo UK and Ireland said: "Lynn is a highly experienced chief financial officer and brings a wealth of commercial, strategic and financial expertise from a broad and diverse background with large, international companies.”
Mawdsley herself adds: “It’s fantastic to be joining Sodexo, and I look forward to working with the executive team to build on the company’s success.”
In her career she has worked in listed, private and public sector organisations across several industry sectors including telecoms, B2B and B2C services, media, manufacturing, distribution and financial services.
Her previous roles include Finance Director at MCI Worldcom, T Mobile UK and Cable & Wireless, before going on to hold a variety of executive interim board roles over the last few years, supporting businesses though periods of major change and transformation.
She becomes the fifth female member of the Sodexo UK and Ireland executive team, bringing the percentage of women up to 38%.