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Appointed: April 2022
Role As Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Rachel has responsibility for legal, corporate governance and data privacy across the Group.
Skills and experience Rachel joined Rentokil Initial as Group General Counsel in 2022. She was appointed Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in April 2024. Rachel is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer. Prior to joining, Rachel spent 10 years at BT Group plc where she performed various roles, including General Counsel of its Enterprise division, Company Secretary, Chief Counsel for M&A with responsibility for its global M&A, joint ventures and restructurings and Senior Commercial Lawyer in the Major Transactions team. Before that, Rachel was a corporate lawyer at US law firm Latham & Watkins and at Dickson Minto W.S. Rachel is a graduate of Edinburgh University (LLB) and a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and Scotland.
Appointed: January 2016
Role As Group HR Director, Vanessa leads a team responsible for shaping and executing our Employer of Choice (EoC) strategy, ensuring that we can attract, recruit, train, engage, reward and retain the talent we need to deliver on our business strategy and results.
Skills and experience Vanessa has had a successful career with some of the world’s best-known consumer brands. She brings valuable business experience and expertise in human resources management. She joined Rentokil Initial from RSA Group plc where she was Group HR, Communications and Customer Director. Prior to that, Vanessa was Global HR Director at Lego and Head of UK HR at GAP. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds a BA (Hons) in Geography from Bulmershe College, University of Reading. Vanessa is currently a Non-Executive Director of Care UK.
Role Mark oversees our businesses throughout the Asia & MENAT region.
Skills and experience Mark joined Rentokil Initial in 2004, as the Group Director of Internal Audit & Risk Management. Since then he has held various senior roles in Finance and General Management. Prior to his most recent appointment to Managing Director, Asia & MENAT, he was the Regional Managing Director for the Rest of World region, doubling the size of Rentokil Initial’s presence in that region during his tenure. Mark has extensive finance, general management and M&A experience from his time at Rentokil Initial, and in previous senior roles in companies such as Honeywell and Pfizer.
He holds a BA Honours degree in Accounting and Finance from Manchester Metropolitan University, is qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO Stoy Hayward and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Appointed: July 2019
Role Chris leads Rentokil Initial’s efforts to identify, evaluate, negotiate and integrate acquisitions and disposals, ensuring that the deals add value.
Skills and experience Chris joined Rentokil Initial in 2012 as Group M&A Director and has completed more than 400 deals for the Group. Prior to joining Rentokil Initial, Chris held various senior roles at AstraZeneca plc, including Head of Finance at AZ UK’s Marketing Company, Corporate Strategy Director and Group M&A Director, and prior to that was a Director at KPMG Transaction Services. Chris has extensive operational finance, business development and corporate finance experience. He is a Chartered Accountant and sits on the ICAEW’s Corporate Finance Faculty Board. He holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Computing from the University of Kent, Canterbury.
Appointed: March 2016
Role Alain has overall responsibility for business strategy, brand, innovation, digital, service productivity, global accounts, global marketing for commercial and residential customers, and the customer experience.
Skills and experience Alain joined Rentokil Initial in 2013 as Managing Director, Pacific and Managing Director, Europe in September 2019. He was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in April 2024. Alain joined from Unilever where he held a number of senior roles across multiple geographies. He has significant experience in marketing, sales and business development acquired during 23 years with Unilever in Europe, Asia and Pacific. Alain is a dual national Belgian/Australian and is fluent in English, French and Dutch. He holds an MSc in Business from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.
Appointed: October 2013
Role John acts as US Chairman Emeritus.
Skills and experience John joined Rentokil Initial in 2008 as President and Chief Executive of the Pest Control division in North America. He was appointed US Chairman Emeritus in August 2024. Previously, John held various senior management roles at Cintas Corporation. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive at BioQuest LLC. John has a diverse business background, with extensive sales, marketing and business strategy experience. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He also holds an MBA from Mercer University in Atlanta. John is a Non-Executive Director of Strikepoint Group Holdings, LLC.
Appointed: December 2023
Role As CEO of North America, Brad has overall responsibility for business operations in the region.
Skills and experience Brad joined Rentokil Initial in December 2023 as CEO North America. Previously, Brad was CEO of Rexel USA and prior to that served as Chief Operating Officer of HD Supply. He spent over nine years at The Home Depot serving in various merchandising leadership roles. Brad has also served as a Non-Executive Director for Dot Family Holdings, the largest food industry redistributor in North America, for the past two years.
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.
Appointed: April 2019
Role Mark’s role is to ensure a ‘safe and secure first’ approach is applied to Rentokil Initial’s global IT systems and infrastructure. With his team, he works alongside the regional and functional teams to ensure that the IT strategy and investment is aligned to business priorities.
Skills and experience Mark joined Rentokil Initial in 1988. He later became Global IT Delivery Director, UK Hygiene and Textiles IT Director, Pest Control and Ambius Division IT Director, IT Director for UK & Rest of World, and then CIO Europe, before becoming Group CIO in April 2019. Mark has significant experience in business transformation, change management and project/programme management, as well as expertise in M&A integration. Mark’s early career was with the Civil Service, where he held an executive officer position in IT.
Appointed: April 2024
Role Fabrice oversees our businesses throughout the Europe region.
Skills and experience Fabrice joined Rentokil Initial in September 2016 as President for France. He was appointed Managing Director, France, Nordics & Poland in June 2023, and became Managing Director, Europe in April 2024. Fabrice joined from Hertz, where he held a number of senior roles across different geographies, including VP Sales International based out of London and President for Hertz in France, the second largest subsidiary of the group. He has a strong strategic acumen, and extensive experience in operation, sales and business development. Fabrice is fluent in English and French, and holds an LLM in Private Law from the Paris-Pantheon-Assas University.
Appointed: September 2019
Role Andrew oversees our businesses throughout the Pacific region.
Skills and experience Andrew joined Rentokil Initial in 2013 as Finance Director, Pacific, before becoming Managing Director, Pacific in September 2019. Previously, Andrew had held a number of senior finance and sales roles at Unilever within Australasia. He has extensive commercial, finance and supply chain experience.
Andrew is a Certified Practising Accountant and earned Bachelor degrees in Economics and Law from Sydney University. Additionally, he holds a Master’s of Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and a Master’s of Professional Accounting from Southern Cross University.
Appointed: August 2019
Role Brian leads the Global Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics functions, as well as being responsible for product quality, safety, technical governance, and driving the group's sustainability agenda.
Skills and experience Brian joined Rentokil Initial in 2011 as Supply Chain Director for Hygiene and Pest Control and has gained additional functional responsibilities over the years, and was appointed to the Executive Leadership team in 2019. Brian became Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer in April 2024. His career has included roles in design and project engineering, production management and operations in the petrochemical, food, beverage and personal care sectors at global companies including Sasol, SABMiller, Mars Confectionery and Sara Lee. Brian is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with an MSc in Engineering from Witwatersrand University (South Africa) and an MBA from Henley Management College (UK).
Role Phill oversees our businesses throughout the UK & Sub-Saharan Africa region.
Skills and experience Phill joined Rentokil Initial in 2006, holding various senior Pest Control roles in Europe before his appointment to lead the UK businesses – Pest Control and Hygiene in 2009. He became Managing Director of UK & Rest of World in 2013. Prior to joining Rentokil Initial, Phill held a number of top management positions at Lex Services/RAC plc where he served for 15 years. Phill has extensive commercial and business development experience. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and holds a BSc (Hons) in Management Science from Loughborough University.