Carletta Ooton

Carletta Ooton

Operating Partner, Head of Responsible & Sustainable Operations Operating Partne Apollo
Carletta Ooton

Carletta Ooton is the Head of Responsible and Sustainable Operations for Equity and an Operating Partner at Apollo, with responsibility of building on the Firm's long-standing commitment to responsible and sustainable investing by advancing ESG integration and performance across its private equity portfolio. Prior to joining in 2022, Carletta was with Amazon, where she served as both the Vice President of Health, Safety, Sustainability, Security and Compliance and the Vice President of Product Assurance, Risk and Security starting in 2014. While at Amazon, she was instrumental in Amazon's foundational sustainability efforts, including calculating its carbon footprint for the first time and launching Amazon's Climate Pledge. Prior to Amazon, Carletta held operational, quality and sustainability focused leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Cott Beverages, Bath & Body Works, Unilever and Tate & Lyle. Carletta holds BAs in Biological Sciences/Chemistry and a MA in Microbiology.

Monday, Jan 25: Workshops & Keynotes

5:00 PM A PE LEADERS PANEL - WHAT CAN ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION LEADERS LEARN FROM PRIVATE EQUITY VALUE CREATION

Private equity firms are relentless value creators. Operating under strict investment timelines and return expectations, PE-backed businesses don't have the luxury of slow-burn transformation - they execute with precision and urgency. Join this session to hear from a group of operating partners on how they are navigating value creation in that environment to draw valuable insights on: 
• The 100-day mindset: How PE-style sprint planning and rapid diagnostic frameworks can sharpen transformation prioritisation
• Translating the Value Creation Plan into a discipline for transformation governance and stakeholder alignment
• EBITDA front of mind: Understanding how operational decisions translate into enterprise value, not just cost savings
• Portfolio-level pattern recognition: what transformation leaders can learn from PE firms deploying change across multiple businesses simultaneously

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Carletta.

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