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Anna Sutton

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Co-founder & CEO at The Data Refinery
📍 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Anna Sutton is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded and successfully exited two data consultancies, The Data Shed and The Data Refinery. With a background in marketing, she is passionate about making data accessible to non-technical users to drive commercial growth. People who have worked with her describe her as driven, dynamic, and hugely focused.

Deeply integrated into the Leeds tech community, Anna is a steering group member for the Leeds Digital Festival and a vocal advocate for women in technology. She actively supports networks like Women in Leeds Digital (WiLD) and regularly speaks at events to encourage and support other female leaders.

Interesting fact: She started her first successful company, The Data Shed, in 2013 with her husband Ed while she was eight months pregnant.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Co-founder & CEO
Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Exiting a Business
After successfully selling two companies, she now speaks at events sharing her first-hand experience and knowledge on how to prepare for and navigate a business exit.
Women in Tech
A self-described "badge-wearing feminist, " she is a vocal advocate for encouraging more women into the tech sector and participates in female leadership and support networks.
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Career

Work history

4-2021 - 5-2025
Co-founder & CEO
The Data Refinery
7-2013 - 3-2023
Co-Founder & CEO
The Data Shed
3-2021 - 8-2022
External Affairs - Advisor
Leeds Community Foundation
10-2012 - 7-2013
Brand Communications Manager
Hallmark Cards
3-2010 - 10-2012
E-Commerce Marketing Manager
Hallmark Cards
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Education
1997 - 2000
1 BSc (Hons)
UMIST School of Management
1990 - 1997
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School
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