Geoffrey Drabble (born December 1959) is a British businessman, and was the CEO of
Ashtead Group
Ashtead Group plc is a British industrial equipment rental company based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
Ashtead was founded in 1947, in the village of Ashtead, Surr ...
, an industrial equipment rental company and
FTSE 100 Index constituent, from January 2007
to May 2019.
Early life
He has a bachelor's degree in economics and accountancy from
Aberystwyth University.
Career
Drabble started his career with
Black & Decker
Black+Decker Inc. is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, home appliances and fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland, north of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, where the company was o ...
, then
Laird
Laird () is the owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate. In the traditional Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranked below a baron and above a gentleman. This rank was held only by those lairds holding official recognition in ...
, before joining Ashtead.
Drabble has seen Ashtead's share price rise from £1.50 to £15.50 over his nearly 11 years as CEO.
In 2018, he was named "CEO of the Year" at the
PLC Awards.
In November 2018, it was announced that Drabble would retire as CEO of Ashtead Group on 1 May 2019, and would be succeeded by
Brendan Horgan
Brendan Horgan is an American businessman, and the CEO of Ashtead Group, an industrial equipment rental company and FTSE 100 Index constituent, since May 2019.
In 1996, Horgan joined Sunbelt Rentals, Ashtead's North American business, rising to ...
, the Group COO and chief executive of
Sunbelt Rentals
Ashtead Group plc is a British industrial equipment rental company based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
Ashtead was founded in 1947, in the village of Ashtead, Sur ...
, Ashtead's North American business.
Personal life
He met his future wife while at university.
References
1959 births
Living people
Alumni of Aberystwyth University
British chief executives
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