Meet the leaders behind our vision

Debbie Benger

Head of Group Operations

Debbie Benger is the Head of Group Operations for The CFO Centre Group.  She works with Group CEO, Sara Daw, to bring new countries into the Group and support their growth. Working at The CFO Centre since 2008, Debbie designed and implemented many of the HR processes still used in the business today in the areas of recruitment and learning and development and was instrumental in the growth of the company from 20 people when she joined, to 240+ CFOs in the UK before moving to a Group Operations role.

Sara Daw

Group CEO

Sara is Group CEO of The CFO Centre and The Liberti Group, having joined as a CFO in 2005. She’s one of the pioneers of fractional and part-time executive leadership, helping thousands of C-suite professionals build portfolio careers in the access economy. Sara is the author of Strategy and Leadership as Service, and Executive Freedom, and holds an MBA from London Business School. She’s also a Chartered Accountant and an Oxford Chemistry graduate. She brings commercial insight, academic rigour, and a transformational mindset to her leadership of The CFO Centre.

Charlotte Latimer

Group Operations Support

Charlotte joined The CFO Centre in 2015, originally supporting Debbie Benger in the UK with recruitment, event coordination, and human resources during a period of rapid company growth. She later transitioned to Global Operations, where she now works part-time, providing support to the team and onboarding new CFOs as the organisation expands into new territories. Outside of work, Charlotte leads a full and active life, and enjoys sunshine, snow, and great food whenever she gets the chance.  

Gilbert Belida

Marketing Support

John Yamson

Marketing Support

Jeannie Johnson

Group People & Team Support Executive

Jeannie has been part of The CFO Centre for over a decade. She began her journey in South Africa as Business Support Manager for The FD Centre. After relocating to the UK , Jeannie supported Group Learning and Development, later expanding her remit to include recruitment, first in the UK, then the USA, and eventually Germany. Jeannie’s scope has continued to grow and now includes marketing support for Germany and the UAE. She is passionate about supporting the Group’s international footprint and thrives on the opportunity to collaborate with the team across the globe. Outside of work, Jeannie is most at home in the water, pursuing open water swimming as a way to explore and experience new places.

Eliza McIntyre

Group Operations Executive / People Specialist

Eliza has worked at The CFO Centre for over 6 years, initially in recruitment for the UK business. She moved over to a Group role during the German set up phase, then to CFO recruitment for the USA. As the company has expanded into new territories, Eliza has added CFO recruitment in the UAE to her remit. Additionally, she supports the Head of Global Operations in her activities from an operational perspective, as well as facilitating the New Joiner Mentor Program, (our proprietary method of teaching all new CFOs and RDs all our tools, methodologies and IP) across our incubator countries. Eliza’s background is in headhunting and recruitment for large and small search firms, private clients and in-house, across a broad range of industry sectors spanning consumer goods, retail, government organisations and technology. There is nothing she enjoys more than listening to or interviewing people, finding out what makes them tick – she even used this in a former career as a ski instructor!