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.
[4] Drabble started his career with Black & Decker, then Laird, before joining Ashtead.
[2] Drabble has seen Ashtead's share price rise from £1.50 to £15.50 over his nearly 11 years as CEO.
[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.
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