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Transformation Manager at ABF & Regional Ambassador for Nova Community<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly is the Transformation Manager at ABF & Regional Ambassador for Nova Community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her career has been focused on transforming finance operations and leading teams through significant periods of change. Before joining ABF, she held senior transformation roles at AB World Foods Ltd, where she served as ERP Finance Workstream Lead and Operational Finance Transformation Lead and SSC Manager at THG. In these positions, she played a pivotal role in modernising core finance processes, embedding new systems, and shaping future\u2011ready ways of working across the organisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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