Bunzl plc announced that Patrick Larmon, who has been an executive director of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Bunzl North America business area since 2004, will be retiring from the Board and the Company with effect from 31 December 2018. He will be succeeded in his role as Chief Executive Officer of Bunzl North America by James McCool. James, who is a qualified accountant and holds a MBA, joined Bunzl in 1998 since when he has held a number of senior management positions in North America, most recently as Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to date and Regional Vice President from 2007 until 2013. He will become Chief Executive Officer Designate of Bunzl North America from 1 May 2018.
Bunzl plc specializes in the distribution of hygiene and safety packages, products, and materials. The group also offers packaging products, restaurant items (cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils, etc.), cleaning products (soaps, detergents, toilet paper, custodial products, polishes, washing machines, etc.), and personal protection equipment (gloves, masks, clothing, etc.).
Net sales break down by sector into food services (29.8%), grocery stores (26.1%), safety (14.8%), retail (9.6%), hygiene and cleaning (9.3%), healthcare (7%), and other (3.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom and Ireland (12%), Continental Europe (18%), North America (61.2%) and other (8.8%).
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