Jean Renton

Jean is chief operating officer for Sodexo UK&I that employs 30,000 colleagues delivering food and facility management services at over 2,000 sites for clients across the private and public sectors. Jean trained as an accountant with Chevron and prior to joining Sodexo she held commercial roles across a range of industries including retail, consulting, pharmaceuticals, and media.

Jean joined Sodexo in 2013 as director business shared service, and has since been finance director justice, CFO government worldwide, and CFO Sodexo UK&I, becoming COO at the start of 2025. Passionate about building inclusive work places, Jean leads Sodexo UK&I gender balance advisory board, SoTogether, and serves as a non-executive director on the audit committee for the Wellbeing of Women charity. Outside of Sodexo, Jean enjoys spending time with family and friends, and equestrian sports.