Sarah Welch

Sarah Welch currently serves as the Deputy CFO at Shizen International, a role commenced in January 2025. Prior to this position, Sarah held various finance roles including Finance and Accounting Manager at Kyoto Fusioneering and Finance Consultant at Tensor Energy. Significant experience at Ascential included serving as Finance Director for Group Project Accounting and leading financial operations for the WARC business post-acquisition. Additional interim roles within Ascential Events focused on financial control and project work related to acquisitions. Earlier career milestones include leading financial reporting at Centaur Media Plc and serving as Financial Controller at Shell. Sarah's professional qualifications include ACA certification from ICAEW and a CELTA from Oxford TEFL, complemented by a degree in History from Durham University and Japanese language studies.