– UK, London – Berendsen plc announces that Peter Ventress will retire as a director of the Company with effect from 31 July 2015.
The Board has conducted a comprehensive search to identify Peter’s successor and is delighted to announce the appointment of James Drummond to the role of Chief Executive from 1 August 2015.
James, 53, was previously Chief Executive of Avincis Group, the leading provider of aerial services for mission critical operations. Avincis was bought by Babcock plc in 2014. Before Avincis, James was Chief Executive of Invensys Rail, a major division of Invensys plc.
James will join the Board of Berendsen on 1 July 2015. He will receive a comprehensive handover from Peter, allowing him to take up the role of Chief Executive on 1 August 2015.
Iain Ferguson, Berendsen Chairman, commented: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Peter for his excellent leadership of Berendsen over the past six years. During this time the team at Berendsen has delivered significant shareholder value and has created a business with continuing momentum towards achieving its strategic objectives. We wish Peter well in the next stage of his career as he builds his non executive portfolio. We are delighted to appoint James to succeed Peter. James has the right skills and experience to lead Berendsen during the next stage of its development.”
About James Drummond
James Drummond was, until recently, CEO of Avincis Group, which was owned by KKR & InvestIndustrial and successfully sold to Babcock in 2014. Avincis was a combination of two groups, Bond and INEAR and had operations in 10 countries over three continents and 4,000 employees. James initially led the integration of the two groups and then grew the business significantly. It was sold for an enterprise value of €2.1bn. Before Avincis, James was Chief Executive at Invensys Rail, a major division of Invensys plc, which he transformed through a strong focus on customer solutions, introduction of new service technologies and access to new international markets.
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