Geoff Drabble

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Geoff Drabble
Born
Geoffrey Drabble

December 1959 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
Education Aberystwyth University
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFormer CEO, Ashtead Group
TermJanuary 2007-May 2019
Successor Brendan Horgan
Spouse(s)Married

Geoffrey Drabble (born December 1959) [1] is a British businessman, and was the CEO of Ashtead Group, an industrial equipment rental company and FTSE 100 Index constituent, from January 2007 [2] [3] to May 2019.

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Early life

He has a bachelor's degree in economics and accountancy from Aberystwyth University. [4]

Career

Drabble started his career with Black & Decker, then Laird, before joining Ashstead. [2]

Drabble has seen Ashtead's share price rise from £1.50 to £15.50 over his nearly 11 years as CEO. [2]

In 2018, he was named "CEO of the Year" at the PLC Awards. [5]

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, the Group COO and chief executive of Sunbelt Rentals, Ashtead's North American business. [6]

Personal life

He met his future wife while at university. [4]

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References

  1. "Geoffrey DRABBLE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Bury, Rhiannon (27 May 2017). "Geoff Drabble: Ashtead lost its way on treating staff well but now it's changing" . Retrieved 28 October 2017 via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. "Geoffrey Drabble B.Sc., FCA: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 Armitstead, Louise (9 June 2013). "Ashtead boss is 'Mr Fahrenheit' of the City" . Retrieved 28 October 2017 via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. "Winners - PLC Awards 2018". www.plc-awards.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. Pollok, Murray (30 November 2018). "Drabble to retire from Ashtead in 2019". KHL. Retrieved 5 October 2019.