Alex Pease to join in October as CFO designate (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - London, 03 Sep - The UK industrial equipment rental company Ashtead Group said its chief financial officer (CFO), Michael Pratt, has notified the board of his intention to retire in September 2025.

Ashtead added that Alex Pease will join the group in October as CFO designate. Pease, aged 52, was most recently CFO of WestRock Company from 2021 until its recent merger with Smurfit Kappa. Before that he served as CFO for three public companies of increasing global scale and complexity, it added. Prior to transitioning to his financial leadership roles, he spent more than 10 years with McKinsey & Company in a wide range of advisory roles, leaving as a partner in 2011. He also served as a US Navy SEAL from 1994 to 2000.

Pease will be based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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