Worcestercontainer manufacturer, Egbert Taylor, has appointed longstanding wasteindustry specialist and former Dennis Eagle CEO, Mike Molesworth, as Chairman.
Themove supports the firm’s ambitious growth plans and is expected to helpreaffirm Egbert Taylor’s position as the UK’s primary producer of premium steelcontainers.
Mike,a prominent figure within the waste sector, led Dennis Eagle’s growthtrajectory from 2000 to 2013. This included a period where he headed up RosRoca Environment’s European business, which purchased Dennis Eagle in 2006.From 2013 until retiring in the middle of last year, Mike was on the groupboard and latterly Terberg Ros Roca Group’s management board following a mergerin 2016.
Hebegan the role of Chairman at Egbert Taylor on 1 January after a nine-monthperiod as non-executive director.
Onhis appointment, Mike comments: “The current management team has done afantastic job of installing a platform for growth, particularly with regards toits export business. However, there is a wealth of opportunities for thebusiness to reinvigorate itself, strengthen its position both in the short andlong-term and accelerate growth at home and abroad. It’s an exciting time forEgbert Taylor and I’m delighted to be part of it.”
Workingclosely with the senior management team, Mike will now help the business buildon its heritage manufacturing brand status, cement the firm’s position as aniconic steel container producer and further differentiate Egbert Taylor’sproducts from the growing number of Chinese bins entering the UK market.
BrendanMurphy, Egbert Taylor’s CEO, adds: “Mike’s appointment represents a real winfor the business. Not only will he ensure that Egbert Taylor is operating asefficiently as possible and play a vital role in identifying new opportunities,but as a key interface between the business and its investors, Mike will helpensure that our growth strategy remains on course and that we continue to buildon our reputation as a best of British manufacturer.”