Matt Newby

Matt Newby serves as the Group Head of Digital and Technology Innovation at Associated British Foods plc since September 2024, focusing on promoting and enabling digital transformation across the organization. Prior to this role, Matt held various leadership positions including Senior Director of Global Technology Transformation at GXO Logistics, and Senior Director at XPO Logistics Europe. Matt has substantial experience in managing technology portfolios, demonstrated by a successful tenure at Tesco PLC where responsibilities included delivering major enterprise transformation projects and implementing significant technology strategies with substantial budgets. Matt's career also includes consulting roles that emphasize change management, underpinned by a BA in Geography and French from the University of Sussex.