Weir Group PLC Sean Fitzgerald to join Weir as ESCO President (6299B)
04 Octobre 2022 - 8:00AM
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Weir Group PLC
04 October 2022
Sean Fitzgerald to join Weir as ESCO President
-- Sean Fitzgerald to join Weir as ESCO President on 1 December
2022
-- Sean will succeed Andrew Neilson, who, as previously announced,
will be appointed President of Minerals Division following
the retirement of Ricardo Garib at end of 2022
The Weir Group PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of
Sean Fitzgerald as President of its ESCO Division. Sean will join
Weir on 1 December 2022 and will be a member of the Group
Executive.
Sean is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Maersk
Container Industry, the Copenhagen-based container manufacturing
business of the transport and logistics company, A.P. Moeller -
Maersk.
He has a wealth of mining experience and a proven track record
of leading global industrial businesses. Since joining MCI as Chief
Executive Officer in 2018, Sean has led a turnaround in financial
performance and driven major improvements in safety and employee
engagement. Prior to MCI, Sean spent seven years at Komatsu Mining
Corporation (formerly Joy Global), firstly as Regional Vice
President, Americas before moving to China as President for the
China Region.
Sean is American and, as well as living in China, most recently
he has been based in Copenhagen, Denmark. On joining Weir, he will
be based in Portland, USA.
Sean will succeed Andrew Neilson as President of ESCO. As
previously announced, Andrew will move to the role of President of
Weir's Minerals Division succeeding Ricardo Garib who is retiring
from Weir at the end of 2022 following 42 years' service. Sean will
work together with Andrew and Ricardo in a transition period over
the balance of the year.
Commenting on Sean's appointment, Jon Stanton, CEO said:
"Sean will be a great addition to the team and I am delighted to
welcome him at this exciting time for Weir. With his strong
background across manufacturing, mining and technology, I am
confident he will take ESCO to the next stage of growth as we
deliver on our mission to make mining smarter, more efficient and
sustainable."
Biography
Sean Fitzgerald will join Weir on 1 December 2022 from A.P.
Moeller Maersk where he is currently Chief Executive Officer of
Maersk Container Industry (MCI). He started his career as an
Officer in the US Army. After the Army, Sean joined Bain &
Company followed by nearly ten years with General Electric (GE) as
the GM of Onshore Wind Turbines. Sean left GE in 2011 to join
Komatsu Mining Corporation (formerly Joy Global) as the Americas'
Regional Vice President for Underground Mining and later as
President for the China Region before joining MCI in 2018. Sean
holds a BS in Civil Engineering, MA in Economics and MBA.
Enquiries:
Investors: Edward Pears +44 (0) 141 308 3725
Media: Sally Jones +44 (0) 141 308 3666
Citigate Dewe Rogerson: +44 (0) 207 638 9571
Kevin Smith Weir@citigatedewerogerson.com
About The Weir Group PLC
Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world's
leading engineering businesses with a purpose to make its mining
and infrastructure customers' operations more sustainable and
efficient. Weir's highly engineered technology enables critical
resources to be produced using less energy, water and waste while
reducing customers' total cost of ownership. The Group is ideally
positioned to benefit from structural trends that support long-term
demand for its technology including the need for more essential
metals to support economic development and carbon transition. The
Group has c.11,000 employees operating in over 60 countries with a
presence in every major mining region of the world. Find out more
at www.global.weir .
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