Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO, NYSE: RTO), a global leader in Pest Control and Hygiene & Wellbeing services, has announced the appointment of Brad Paulsen as CEO of its North America Region. Brad will join Rentokil Initial in December and will be a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. He will report to Andy Ransom, CEO.
| ● | Brad is currently the CEO for Rexel USA, a leading distributor of electrical parts, services and solutions with over 450 US branches and $7 billion in annual sales. |
| ● | He joined Rexel USA from HD Supply, where he served as the Chief Operating Officer for one of the United States’ largest MRO (maintenance, repair, and operating products’) distributors. Prior to his time at HD Supply, he spent over nine years at The Home Depot serving in various merchandising leadership roles. |
| ● | Brad attended The United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. Additionally, he holds a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University. |
| ● | Brad has served as a Non-Executive Director for Dot Family Holdings, the largest food industry redistributor in North America, for the past two years. |
The Company is also delighted to announce the appointment of Will Lin as Vice President – Performance and Digital Marketing, North America. Will is a highly-experienced digital marketeer with a strong data and analytics background. He has joined recently from Simplilearn (a global learning platform for digital skills), where he was Chief Marketing Officer. Previous experience includes roles at Rent.com (a Redfin company), VRBO (an Expedia company), Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
Andy Ransom, CEO of Rentokil Initial plc, commented:
“Brad has gained significant leadership experience from his years at Rexel, HD Supply and Home Depot, across a mix of multi-site retail and route-based service organisations. We have a significant opportunity for growth and value creation as we integrate Terminix in North America and Brad brings a proven track record of successful delivery. We’re delighted to welcome him at this exciting time for the Company.”
Brad Paulsen said:
“I’m excited to be joining this world class company and very much looking forward to working with John Myers (US Pest Control CEO) and the team to deliver the integration, building on the strong foundations that have already been laid, and using our strengths of brilliant people, brands, innovations and technologies to drive profitable growth and provide an even better service for customers. I can’t wait to get started.”
