Bláthnaid Bergin

Chief Financial Officer

Bláthnaid was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on 5 March 2023, having joined Sainsbury’s in 2019 as Group Director of Finance before becoming Commercial and Retail Finance Director in 2021.

Prior to joining Sainsbury's, Bláthnaid held senior finance leadership roles at Aviva and RSA. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and spent most of her career at GE in various finance roles working across Europe, Asia and Australia. Bláthnaid was previously Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director for Artemis Alpha Investment Trust. Bláthnaid currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Haleon plc.

Bláthnaid is a highly respected leader with a strong record of financial leadership. Over the last five years at Sainsbury's, she has supported the development and delivery of our strategy. Bláthnaid has extensive international and finance experience gained during previous and current executive and non-executive positions.