Brendan Horgan

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Brendan Horgan
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Radford University [1]
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Ashtead Group
TermMay 2019-
Predecessor Geoff Drabble

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 chief executive in January 2011. [2] In January 2018, he was appointed chief operating officer of Ashtead, retaining his responsibilities at Sunbelt. [2]

In November 2018, it was announced that Geoff Drabble would retire as CEO of Ashtead Group on 1 May 2019, and be succeeded by Horgan. [2]

Horgan lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. [3]

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References

  1. "Annual Report & Accounts 2020" (PDF). Ashtead Group . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Pollok, Murray (30 November 2018). "Drabble to retire from Ashtead in 2019". KHL. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "Brendan Horgan, Chief Executive". Ashtead. Retrieved 5 October 2019.