Throughout the year, we’ll be sharing a series of short films featuring finance leaders from across AstraZeneca. Each story offers a personal insight into their journey, the challenges they’ve faced, and what leadership in finance looks like today.
New videos will be released regularly, giving you the chance to explore different perspectives and hear directly from the people driving our finance function forward.
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Our Chief Financial Officer, Aradhana Sarin, opens the series by sharing why diverse perspectives matter in finance, how leaders can create space for others to grow, and what the future of finance leadership looks like at AstraZeneca.
New videos will be released regularly, giving you the chance to explore different perspectives and hear directly from the people driving our finance function forward.
Latest stories
Ana Ponzoda
VP Finance - R&D Biopharma
Theme: Inclusion and Diversity
Ana discusses the importance of the collective intelligence that comes from bringing people from different backgrounds together. She shares how diverse perspectives help teams challenge thinking, solve complex problems, and achieve better outcomes together.
Russell Parry
VP Finance, GFS Processes and Delivery
Theme: Inclusion and Diversity
Russell refers to the power of bringing together people from different parts of the world, backgrounds, and experiences. When we build teams with diverse perspectives and talents, we unlock innovation, strengthen collaboration, and ultimately create better outcomes for our business and the patients we serve.
Tarlanay Sonmez Cingay
CFO, Middle East & Africa
Theme: Inclusion & Diversity
Tarlanay reflects on balancing personal and professional priorities, leading inclusively across regions, and why creating the right environment allows people to perform at their best. She has recently been promoted to VP Finance, International Markets.
At AstraZeneca, Global Finance is a strategic partner to the business, helping guide decisions that support long-term growth and the delivery of innovative medicines to patients worldwide. The team provides financial insight, planning, and governance across markets and functions, enabling effective investment, strong financial performance, and robust risk management. By combining deep financial expertise with close collaboration across the organisation, Global Finance helps translate strategy into sustainable results.
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