Rentokil Initial Plc
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Rentokil is known as the royal rat catcher, but is actually much more than that. It is one of the largest business services companies in the world, operating in over 40 countries in the major economies of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa. Services include textiles and washroom services, pest control, office plants and artwork, parcels delivery and facilities services.
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Board of Directors
John McAdam
Chairman
Committee memberships: Chairman, Nomination committee. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as Chairman in May 2008 and prior to that had a successful executive career with Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI), becoming Chief Executive from 2003 to 2008. Before joining ICI in 1997 he held a number of senior executive positions at Unilever from 1974, with Birds Eye Walls, Quest International and Unichema International. Formerly a Director of Severn Trent plc and Sara Lee Corporation (USA). Current external commitments and qualifications: Chairman of United Utilities Group PLC, Senior Independent Director of J Sainsbury plc and Non-Executive Director of Rolls-Royce PLC. Graduated from Manchester University with a first class honours degree in chemical physics and, after completing his doctorate, was awarded a research fellowship.
Andy Ransom
Chief Executive
Committee memberships: None. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as an Executive Director in May 2008. Responsible for the West region business and the group legal and M&A functions. He was responsible for Rentokil Initial’s Asia-Pacific businesses in 2008/09. Formerly a Senior Executive at ICI (1987-2008) where he was responsible for a number of group functions and international businesses including ICI’s regional and industrial divisions. He also served as the Executive Vice President of mergers and acquisitions, General Counsel and Company Secretary. Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: No other appointments. Mr Ransom has a LLB (Hons) Law from the University of Southampton. A Solicitor.
Peter Bamford
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Member, Audit committee. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as a Non-Executive Director in July 2006. He was one of the key architects of developing the global Vodafone brand as Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Vodafone Group plc from 1998 to 2006. He brings extensive experience to the Board over the developing marketing agenda for Rentokil Initial’s brands. He also held senior executive roles at Vodafone, including Chief Executive of Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa operations and Chief Executive of Vodafone UK. Prior to this he held senior positions at Kingfisher plc and Tesco PLC and was a Director of WHSmith PLC. Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: Chairman of SuperGroup plc, Chairman of PRS for Music Limited and Six Degrees Technology Group Ltd.
Richard Burrows
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Member, Remuneration committee. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as a Non-Executive Director in January 2008. Significant international business experience ranging from leading successful manufacturing and service businesses in the drinks industry to banking and financial services roles. Formerly Governor of the Bank of Ireland, Joint Chief Executive (and latterly a Non-Executive Director) of Pernod Ricard SA (France), Chairman and Chief Executive of Irish Distillers and a Director of CityJet Ltd (Ireland) and Mey Ìçki (Turkey). Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: Chairman of British American Tobacco plc and Voicesage Global Holdings Ltd. Non-Executive Director of Carlsberg A/S (Denmark) and Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation plc. Mr Burrows is a graduate of Wesley College, Dublin (Ireland). A Chartered Accountant.
Alan Giles
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Chairman, Remuneration committee, Member, Nomination committee and Audit committee. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as a Non-Executive Director in May 2006. He has extensive commercial and strategic service industry experience, having led two major retail brand businesses through significant periods of change. Formerly Chairman of Fat Face Group Limited, Chief Executive of HMV Group plc, Managing Director of Waterstones, a director of WHSmith PLC and Book Tokens Limited and held Non-Executive Directorships at Somerfield plc and Wilson Bowden plc. Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: A Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority and lead Non-Executive Director for the Office of Fair Trading. Chairman of the Advisory Board at Oxford Institute of Retail Management and Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. Honorary visiting professor at Cass Business School.
Angela Seymour-Jackson
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Member, Remuneration committee. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as a Non-Executive Director on 5 March 2012. Formerly the Chief Executive of RAC Motoring Services. Prior to joining the RAC she held roles as Distribution Director of Aviva UK. Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: Managing Director, Corporate Solutions at AEGON UK Plc and a Non-Executive Director of Henderson Group Plc. A member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Chartered Insurance Institute, with a master’s degree in Marketing.
Jeremy Townsend
Chief Financial Officer
Committee memberships: None. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as Chief Financial Officer in August 2010. Formerly Finance Director of Mitchells & Butlers plc, having been previously an executive at J Sainsbury plc where he held various finance roles including Group Financial Controller, Corporate Finance Director and Strategy Director. Prior to Sainsbury’s, he was employed by Ernst & Young, working in audit and corporate finance. Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: No other appointments. Graduated from Manchester University with a first class honours degree in Management Science. A Chartered Accountant.
Julie Southern
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Chair, Audit committee. Skills and experience: Joined Rentokil Initial as a Non-Executive Director on 21 July 2014. Formerly the Chief Commercial Officer of Virgin Atlantic Limited, responsible for the commercial strategy of Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Holidays having previously been Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Atlantic Limited for some ten years. Prior to joining Virgin she held roles as Group Finance Director of Porsche cars, Great Britain and Finance & Operations director at HJ Chapman & Co and begun her career at Mars Confectionery before qualifying as an accountant at Price Waterhouse. Current external commitments and relevant qualifications: Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee member, NXP Semi-Conductors N.V (Nasdaq: NXPI). A Chartered Accountant.
Daragh Fagan
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Skills and experience: Daragh joined Rentokil Initial in September 2013 as Group General Counsel, and added the role of Company Secretary on 30 July 2014. He has extensive in-house legal and company secretarial experience in major listed multinational corporations in the energy and media/financial services sectors, including significant businesses in rapidly developing economies. He joined the Company from Thomson Reuters where he was General Counsel, Europe & Asia, and previously General Counsel EMEA for Reuters Group plc. Before Reuters he spent ten years in the oil and gas exploration industry with Eni SpA, ultimately as Associate General Counsel, North America, North Sea & Middle East. Qualifications: Graduated from Cambridge University with MA (Hons) in History. A Solicitor. Other appointments: None.