Sandra Dudley
Executive Vice President – Chief Strategy Officer, M&A and AI
Sandra Dudley shapes Darling Ingredients’ enterprise strategy, M&A and artificial intelligence agenda, directing the company’s longterm growth priorities and innovation roadmap. She oversees strategic planning, market evaluation and portfolio development, helping position the organization for continued global expansion and competitive strength.
Since joining the company in 2015, Sandra has been instrumental in advancing the company’s evolution across renewables, specialty operations and enterprisewide growth platforms. Her leadership has supported new market opportunities, expansion into higher-value segments and the acceleration of data-driven capabilities across the organization.
Sandra began her career analyzing healthcare industry trends at Professional Research Consultants before moving into strategy and financial roles with ConAgra Foods. She later spent more than a decade at Tenaska Marketing Ventures, one of the industry’s leading natural gas marketing organizations, where she evaluated long-term opportunities, structured complex commercial agreements and traded natural gas.
Sandra earned an MBA from University of Nebraska at Omaha and bachelor’s degree from Hastings College.