Former Tate & Lyle chief exec to chair Berendsen
Berendsen, the textile cleaning and rental firm, has announced a new chairman for when the incumbent retires in April.
Berendsen, the textile cleaning and rental firm, has announced a new chairman for when the incumbent retires in April.
The firm has picked Iain Ferguson, currently senior independent non-executive director of the company, as non-executive chairman.
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Ferguson was appointed to the board in March 2010, having been chief executive of Tate and Lyle from 2003 to 2009.
He has also worked for Unilever and is a non-executive director of Balfour Beatty and Greggs.
"We believe he has the right skills and experience to be a worthy successor to Christopher and we all look forward to working with him," said Peter Ventress, Berendsen's chief executive.
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