Sue Allan FCCA

Susan is CFP for Willerby, market leader in the manufacture of caravans and lodges in the UK. In 2017 she refinanced the business and took the company to market, selling to Private Equity firm Equistone Partners. In 2018 she was awarded Best FD of a Ltd Co >£100m in the Northern Finance Director awards. Previously she was Head of Finance for DFS who manufacture and retail furniture in the UK and in mainland Europe. She was a member of the team who floated the company on the UK stock exchange in 2015. Before that Susan worked for Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard International in a variety of commercial finance roles with responsibility for markets across Europe, Africa and South America and also had a strategic finance role within their global head office. Susan qualified as an accountant with ACCA in 1999 and was their representative for England before being elected onto ACCA’s global Council body in 2015. She has a particular interest in supporting girls and women in their career choices and truly fulfilling their ambitions. Susan is married with two children, Henry and Freya and is a keen cyclist, in her younger days she ran a trampolining club.