Avon Rubber appointed Rob Rennie as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1 December 2015.
Former CEO Peter Slabbert retired last September 30. Andrew Lewis, the current Group Finance Director, will be Interim Chief Executive with immediate effect until Rennie joins the Group.
Prior to joining Avon Rubber, Rennie held a number of senior positions at Invensys plc. His most recent role was President of the Energy Controls group. This group included Eurotherm, the global supplier of industrial and process control, measurement and data management solutions, where he started his career and was ultimately appointed Managing Director.
“Avon is a Company with a long and proud history and an exciting future. I am delighted to have been asked to take the CEO role. Having committed to remain with Invensys under Schneider’s ownership for one year after the acquisition, I am joining Avon refreshed and ready for a new challenge. The Group has innovative technologies and global market leading positions in both its businesses and I very much look forward to leading the next stage of its development.” Rob Rennie said.
Avon Rubber Chairman David Evans is confident that Rennie will deliver in his new position.
“I am delighted to welcome Rob to Avon and the Board looks forward to working with him. Rob has an impressive track record of leadership in growing customer and technology led engineering and services businesses. He has a strong commercial background in sales and marketing and this, along with his broad base of management skills makes him an excellent choice to lead Avon as CEO.” Evans said.