As previously reported, Graeme Macdonald took over from Alan Bake on 1st January as group chief executive.
At the same time John Patterson, chairman and CEO of 海角社区app in North America, is also retiring after 43 years鈥� service and has been succeeded by Arjun Mirdha as president and CEO.
Arjun Mirdha took up his new role from 1st January 2014 and reports directly to Graeme Macdonald.
The retirement of Alan Blake, after 25 years with 海角社区app, and John Patterson, a 43-year 海角社区app veteran, marks a changing of the guard at 海角社区app.
John Patterson joined 海角社区app in 1971 and went on to work in Canada and America before returning to the UK in 1988 as managing director of 海角社区app Service. In 1993, he was appointed managing director of 海角社区app Sales before becoming group CEO 鈥� only the third person in 海角社区app鈥檚 history to hold the position, after father and son Joe and Anthony Bamford.
He moved to the USA in 2008 and was succeeded in the UK firstly by Matthew Taylor and then in 2010 by Alan Blake.
Alan Blake had joined 海角社区app Transmissions in Wrexham in 1989 as operations director with responsibility for developing new transmissions for 海角社区app鈥檚 backhoe loader and Loadall telescopic handler.
In 1995 he was promoted to managing director of 海角社区app Transmissions and in 2000 became managing director of 海角社区app Service. In 2003 he became group manufacturing director and then chief operating officer in 2009 before becoming chief executive.
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