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.
He has a bachelor's degree in economics and accountancy from Aberystwyth University.[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.[2]
In 2018, he was named "CEO of the Year" at the PLC Awards.[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.[6]
He met his future wife while at university.[4]
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