Rentokil boss retires amid struggles in US pest market
Andy Ransom is to step down as chief executive of Rentokil as the pest control specialist overhauls its executive team to improve the prospects of its US business.
Ransom is retiring after sitting on the board of Rentokil for 17 years and serving as its chief executive for 12 years.
The executive has overseen a substantial reorganisation of the Crawley-based group during his tenure, but the company has been struggling in more recent years following the acquisition of Terminix, an American peer, for $6.7 billion.
The Terminix takeover has soured as the board struggled to smoothly integrate the business and find growth in the highly competitive market for rooting out pests in America. Rentokil has faced strong competition from Rollins, an American rival which has
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