Geoff Drabble
British businessman
Geoffrey Drabble (born December 1959) is a British businessman, and was the CEO of Ashtead Group, an industrial equipment rental company and FTSE 100 Index constituent, from January 2007 to May 2019.2
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Born 1959.1
Companies
- DS SmithChair Jan 3, 2021 to now7
- Ferguson EnterprisesChair Nov 2019 to now8
Early life and education
- Date not recordedAberystwyth University3
He has a bachelor's degree in economics and accountancy from Aberystwyth University.
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Career
Occupation: business executive.6
- Since 2021Chair, DS Smith5
- Since 2019Chair, Ferguson Enterprises4
Drabble started his career with Black & Decker, then Laird, before joining Ashtead.
Drabble has seen Ashtead's share price rise from £1.50 to £15.50 over his nearly 11 years as CEO.
In 2018, he was named "CEO of the Year" at the PLC Awards.
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Geoff Drabble (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
He met his future wife while at university.
From Wikipedia’s article on Geoff Drabble (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataGeoff Drabble on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGeoff Drabble on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataDS Smith, Chair
- 8WikidataFerguson Enterprises, Chair