Ashley Almanza

Ashley Martin Almanza[1] is a South African[2] businessman, who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of G4S plc since 1 June 2013.[3]

Education

Almanza has a degree in Commerce and a postgraduate diploma in Accounting, both from the University of Natal, South Africa. He later received an MBA from London Business School.[3]

Career

Almanza trained as a chartered accountant.

In 1993, Almanza joined British Gas PLC (now demerged as BG Group and Centrica) as Finance Manager in their Exploration and Production division. After serving in a variety of role, including Group Finance Director of BG Group from August 2002, until he left on 31 March 2011.[3]

On 1 June 2013, he became CEO of G4S plc, replacing Nick Buckles.[4]

Almanza is also a director of Schroders and Noble Corporation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "G4S PLC". WSJ. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "G4S chief Almanza survives trial by fire". FT. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ashley Almanza". Businessweek. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Bowers, Simon (3 November 2013). "G4S boss braced for fireworks as investors say group is too big to handle". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Noble Corporation Board of Directors". Noble Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2014.