How to Stay Steady, Stay Focused with Lingo
About
Alice Smellie chats to Sarah Tan, General Manager, Europe, at Lingo, a company representing the future of consumer biowearables, or wearable tech. Many of you will probably already be aware of your daily heart rate, your breathing, exercise levels and sleep quality. Well, Lingo represents the next step in taking responsibility for your health, and that's what Sarah is here to explain to us.
Speaker
Sarah Tan
General Manager, Lingo
Sarah Tan is the General Manager, Europe for Lingo, Abbott’s consumer biowearables division focused on helping consumers better their overall health and wellbeing through innovative technologies.
Sarah has deep expertise working with consumer branded businesses, most recently in senior positions with Deliveroo (food delivery) and PepsiCo (packaged food). This followed almost a decade as a strategy and finance consultant advising on global deals in the retail, consumer, and leisure sectors.
In her roles at Deliveroo as GM for Regional UK&I and GM Singapore, Sarah was a core part of the global leadership team, steering the business through major changes during the Covid pandemic and journey to initial public offering. An authentic and motivating leader, she gets her energy from bringing together large, diverse, cross-functional teams, drawing on her experience in both established multinational and scale-up environments.
Originally from Australia, Sarah holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. She enjoys travelling and interacting with different cultures, and has lived and worked in Australia, Europe and Asia.