The next focusIR Investor Webinar takes places on 14th May with guest speakers from Blue Whale Growth Fund, Taseko Mines, Kavango Resources and CQS Natural Resources fund. Please register here.

Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

Pin to quick picksAshtead Group Share News (AHT)

Share Price Information for Ashtead Group (AHT)

London Stock Exchange
Share Price is delayed by 15 minutes
Get Live Data
Share Price: 5,704.00
Bid: 5,694.00
Ask: 5,698.00
Change: 68.00 (1.21%)
Spread: 4.00 (0.07%)
Open: 5,698.00
High: 5,770.00
Low: 5,660.00
Prev. Close: 5,636.00
AHT Live PriceLast checked at -

Watchlists are a member only feature

Login to your account

Alerts are a premium feature

Login to your account

UK EXECUTIVE CHANGE SUMMARY: Qinetiq Replaces Admiral With General

Mon, 21st Sep 2020 16:22

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

----------

Qinetiq Group PLC - Appoints Gordon Messenger to board as independent non-executive director from October 12, replacing James Burnell-Nugent, a former admiral who steps down from the board after 10 years at the end of 2020. Messenger served as a Royal Marine for 37 years, ending as general, vice chief of the Defence Staff, a position he held for three years until retiring in 2019.

----------

UP Global Sourcing Holdings PLC - Oldham, Greater Manchester-based consumer brands - Ultimate Products names Jill Easterbrook and Christine Adshead as independent non-executive directors as Co-Founder Barry Franks steps down as non-executive director, all effective Monday. Franks will leave the board but remain as president, having founded the company in 1997 alongside Chief Executive Officer Simon Showman. Easterbrook was CEO of fashion retailer Boden and prior to that held senior roles at Tesco PLC for 16 years. She currently is non-executive director of Auto Trader Group PLC and Ashtead Group PLC. Adshead is a former partner at PwC, where she worked for 20 years.

----------

Universe Group PLC - Southampton, Hampshire-based retail management solutions, payment and loyalty systems - Finance Director Daryl Paton to step down "to pursue a new career opportunity" after three years in post. Paton will remain for a handover to a successor, and the company has commenced a search.

----------

Tandem Group PLC - Birmingham-based sports, leisure and mobility equipment - Appoints Juliet Barratt as non-executive director, subject to regulatory due diligence checks. Barratt is co-founder and former chief marketing officer of sports nutrition brand Grenade.

----------

Invesco Enhanced Income Ltd - investment trust that aims to provide consistent and high level of income to investors - Michael Lombardi resigns after eight years on board, effective immediately, "in order to make more time for his other priorities".

----------

Property Franchise Group PLC - Bournemouth-based estate agency franchises - Appoints Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co for South & Scotland, effective immediately. Intends to appoint an MD for Martin & Co for Midlands & North "in due course".

----------

By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com

Copyright 2020 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.

More News
29 Apr 2024 12:29

IN BRIEF: Ashtead Group eyes results in line with market expectations

Ashtead Group PLC - London-based provider of equipment hire, makes by far the most of its money in the US via its Sunbelt arm - Expects annual results for the financial year ending Tuesday to be in line with market expectations. The company starts a two-day event for investors and analysts in Atlanta on Monday where team members gather to launch the next phase of its 'Sunbelt 4.0' strategy. In March, Ashtead Group said it expected its rental revenue growth for financial 2024 to be at the low end of its 11% to 13% guidance range, with rental revenue growth expected in the same range for the US and Canada. For the UK, it guided 6% to 9% rental revenue growth.

Read more
26 Apr 2024 09:33

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt cuts ConvaTec to 'reduce'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:

Read more
26 Apr 2024 07:43

LONDON BRIEFING: Anglo American rejects BHP takeover offer

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher on Friday, ahead of key US inflation data

Read more
22 Apr 2024 09:04

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises B&M to 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

Read more
17 Apr 2024 09:33

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: BofA cuts Ashmore; JPMorgan lifts Fresnillo

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

Read more
25 Mar 2024 09:57

JPMorgan places Ashtead on 'positive catalyst watch' ahead of CMD

(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove placed Ashtead on 'positive catalyst watch' on Monday ahead of its capital markets day in Atlanta on 29 April, as it expects the stock to outperform into/on the event.

Read more
12 Mar 2024 09:29

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts abrdn price target but ups Darktrace's

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:

Read more
7 Mar 2024 08:54

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: ITV, LondonMetric, Man, Domino's get upgrades

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

Read more
6 Mar 2024 09:07

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises IAG; Jefferies likes Experian

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:

Read more
5 Mar 2024 17:00

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed but gold glows on Fed cut hope

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 ended slightly higher on Tuesday, in an otherwise uninspiring day for equities, as attention turns to Wednesday's UK budget.

Read more
5 Mar 2024 12:05

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK service sector continues to grow in February

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Tuesday, despite data showing that the UK service sector continued to grow in February, with focus turning to what Wednesday's budget from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has in store.

Read more
5 Mar 2024 10:03

TOP NEWS: Calm weather and empty film studios hurt Ashtead Group

(Alliance News) - Ashtead Group PLC on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in profit in the third quarter of its financial year, saying rental revenue growth in the key US market was hurt by fewer natural disasters requiring emergency response, and by the strike by actors and writers in Hollywood.

Read more
5 Mar 2024 08:51

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Spirent surges on GBP1 billion takeover

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to a day of economic data.

Read more
5 Mar 2024 07:01

Ashtead paints cautious full-year outlook after Q3 slowdown

(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental firm Ashtead has said that full-year group revenues will expand at the low end of its guidance as a result of the previously disclosed slowdown in North America.

Read more
1 Mar 2024 14:31

IN BRIEF: Ashtead Group appoints IMI CEO Twite to board

Ashtead Group PLC - US-focused industrial equipment rental - Appoints the chief executive officer of Birmingham, England-based engineering company IMI PLC, Roy Twite, to board as non-executive director. Ashtead Group Chair Paul Walker says: "We are delighted to welcome Roy to the Ashtead board. Roy brings a wealth of plc experience and expertise which will further strengthen the Ashtead board as the business commences its next strategic plan". Announcement comes on the same day as IMI reported its fourth year of profit growth and a 10% hike in the total dividend. IMI's pretax profit grew 6.0% to GBP302 million in 2023 from GBP285 million in 2022.

Read more

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.

Quickpicks are a member only feature

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.