2nd Sep 2005 08:00
Bunzl PLC02 September 2005 2 September 2005 BUNZL APPOINTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE Bunzl plc, the international distribution and outsourcing Group, today announcesthat it has appointed Michael Roney as Chief Executive with effect from 1November 2005. Michael has been a non-executive director of Bunzl since June 2003 and ispresently CEO of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV, a highly successful jointventure owned by Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber based in Brussels with sales inexcess of £2.5 billion. Prior to assuming his current role in 2001, he wasPresident of Goodyear Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa after holding anumber of senior general management positions throughout Latin America andhaving had responsibility for the business in Asia. Michael, who speaks Spanish,Portuguese and French, is aged 51, a US citizen, qualified as a CPA and holds anMBA. He will be moving with his family from Brussels to London to take up theappointment. Commenting on the appointment, Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Bunzl, said: "I am delighted that Michael will be joining us as Chief Executive. He has had ahighly successful international career and brings great experience ofdistribution, retailing and manufacturing around the world. We have been very fortunate to have had Michael as a non-executive director forover two years, during which time he has gained a good understanding of ourbusiness and corporate culture and greatly contributed to our success. We arelooking forward to him leading the company in its next phase as we expand ourbusiness both geographically and by market sector and continue our successfuldevelopment." Enquiries: Bunzl plc FinsburyAnthony Habgood Roland RuddDavid Williams Morgan BoneTel: 020 7495 4950 Tel: 020 7251 3801 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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