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Berendsen Plc
BRSN:LN

Overview

Company Profile

Berendsen, known as Davis Service Group until January 2011, runs a number of businesses in the textile services market. It's involved in workwear, textile rental, laundry, maintenance and supply services for customers within the commercial, industrial, leisure and public sectors.

Classification

Financials

Corporate

Board of Directors

Iain Ferguson

Chairman

Key strengths: • CEO experience with an international plc • Extensive international strategic skills and experience of B2B and B2C businesses • Significant M&A experience in Europe, USA and Asia • Broadly based NED experience across the private and public sectors • Strong commercial skills Current external commitments: Chairman of Stobart Group Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Balfour Beatty plc. Chairman of Wilton Park (Foreign Office Agency) and Non-Executive Director of Defra (Government Department). Previous roles: Chief Executive of Tate and Lyle plc, having also worked for Unilever and held a number of senior positions including Chief Executive Officer of Birds Eye Walls. Committees • Nomination committee - chairman • Remuneration committee - member

James Drummond

Chief Executive Officer

Key strengths: • Developing people and teams to be successful • Strategy development and execution experience • Building and growing B2B contracting businesses, in both public and private sector in engineering and services, rail, aviation and aerospace • Experience of running businesses in varied business environments - Europe, CIS, India, S E Asia, China, Australia, Latin America, USA Current external commitments: None Previous roles: 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, Chief Executive of Invensys Rail, a major division of Invensys plc. Earlier roles included at Kidde plc, Director of Business Development, Acquisitions and Projects. Director of Strategy for Honeywell Aerospace Services and Allied Signal Aerospace Services. Consulting at A T Kearney. Committees • Nomination committee - member • Executive Board member - member

Maarit Aarni-Sirviö

Non-Executive Director

Key strengths: • In-depth knowledge of Scandinavian markets • Detailed operational expertise • Proven experience of restructuring, acquisitions and integrations • A strong track record of growing businesses • Extensive international experience • Experienced non-executive in several sectors Current external commitments: Non-Executive Director of Wärtsilä, Senior Adviser at Eera Oyj, Board Member of ecoDa and Secretary General of the Directors\' Institute of Finland Previous roles: VP of Borealis, Non-Executive Director of Vattenfall Ab (in Sweden) and of Ponsse Oyj and Rautaruukki Oyj (in Finland) and President & CEO of Mint of Finland Committees • Audit Committee - member • Remuneration Committee – member • Nomination Committee – member

Lucy Dimes

Non-Executive Director

Key strengths: • Extensive experience of B2B, outsourcing and complex managed services contracts • Track record in international sales and customer relationship management • Significant experience in alliances, ventures and partnerships • Operational and complex contractual experience • Strong marketing, portfolio development and commercial skills • Well-developed leadership and global team management skills Current external commitments: Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Equiniti and trustee for the Garden Bridge Trust. Previous roles: CEO UK & Ireland of Alcatel-Lucent and has held various senior roles at BT Plc, including Managing Director of Group and Openreach Service Operations. Committees • Audit Committee - member • Remuneration Committee - member • Nomination Committee - member

David Lowden

Senior Independent Director

Key strengths: • Extensive experience in both general management and financial management • Many years of operating within international businesses with cultural diversity • Strong strategic understanding • Knowledge of B2B service related industry requirements • Proven ability for delivering shareholder value • Strong financial, marketing and commercial skills Current external commitments: Non-Executive Director of William Hill plc and Michael Page International plc. Previous roles: Chief Executive of Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC, having also held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Group Finance Director. Committees • Audit Committee - member • Nomination Committee - member • Remuneration Committee - chairman

Kevin Quinn

Chief Financial Officer

Key strengths: • More than eight years in the Group and a detailed knowledge of operations • Significant experience of financing and capital raising • Extensive experience of international companies • Good knowledge of outsourcing and the support services sector • A strong network of finance professionals • Driven our successful Capital Efficiency project to increase cash deliverables Current external commitments: None. Previous roles: Senior finance positions within Amersham plc and was with PricewaterhouseCoopers, latterly as a partner in its Prague office, having also worked in the USA and France. Committees • Executive Board - member

Andrew Wood

Non-Executive Director

Key strengths: • Previously CFO of FTSE 250 plcs for 15 years • Strong strategic and commercial understanding • Extensive experience of acquisition and disposal of businesses in international markets • Good commercial grasp • Detailed knowledge of risk assessment and management systems Current external commitments: Non-Executive Director of Lavendon Group plc, Air Partner plc and Stobart Group Limited. Previous roles: Group Finance Director of BBA Aviation plc and also Group Finance Director of Racal Electronics PLC. Committees • Audit Committee - chairman • Nomination Committee - member • Remuneration Committee - member

David Lawler

Company Secretary

Key strengths: • Detailed knowledge of the Group • Good understanding of international business having worked extensively outside of the UK • Extensive knowledge of corporate governance and risk management • Strong financial skills • Significant experience in the acquisition and disposal of businesses in both the UK and Europe Current external commitments: None Previous roles: Senior finance positions with Thorn EMI plc and KPMG. Committees • Executive Board - member