Sodexo Live! announced the appointment of Belinda Oakley as its new Chief Executive Officer, North America. A proven international business leader with two decades of foodservice management experience who has successfully led enterprise growth strategies through operational excellence, innovation and the development of high performing teams, Oakley takes over to lead 20,000+ team members at 150+ partner venues throughout the US and Canada.

Oakley replaces outgoing CEO Steve Pangburn who will stay on to help with the transition through the end of March 2023 in an advisory capacity. Pangburn has opted to step down, in order to spend more time with his family in France, where he will continue working with Sodexo. A native Australian, Oakley has led organizations on three continents, leveraging her transformative leadership style to build cultures of innovation, driving operational excellence and achieving record results.

Most recently, she was the CEO of Chartwells K12. Previously, she also held leadership roles for Famous Brands International, Brumby's Bakeries and Benugo. Oakley is a graduate of the University of Denver's Executive MBA program with honors, where she still serves as an Adjunct Professor for the Daniels College of Business Oakley will join the Sodexo Live!

Global Executive Committee and report to Nathalie Bellon-Szabo.