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Brambles Forms USA Advisory Board
9/8/2010
Australia-based company says the creation of board will strengthen the company’s business operations in the United States.
Brambles Ltd., the parent company of Recall, has announced that it has created the Brambles USA Advisory Board. Brambles Ltd. is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The company operates two businesses – Recall, which manages the secure storage, retrieval and destruction of physical and digital information for nearly 80,000 customers worldwide; and CHEP, which issues, collects, repairs and reissues about 300 million pallets and containers.
The company also has announced that it has appointed Rodney Slater, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and John Claringbould, a former member of the executive leadership team of the consumer goods firm Mars, to its newly established board.
In a release announcing the move, Graham Kraehe, Brambles chairman, says, “The formation of this advisory board and the appointment of these two outstanding individuals will assist the board as it develops Brambles’ strategic direction and reflects our commitment to strengthening our stakeholder relationships as we expand in the USA.”
The Advisory Board’s principal function will be to assist Brambles in developing and managing customer relationships, identifying and developing new opportunities, and engaging on government policy in the USA and to develop a more innovative culture.”
Other members of the USA Advisory Board include Tom Gorman, Brambles’ CEO; Greg Hayes, CFO; Kevin Shuba, senior VP & Customer Development officer; Jim Ritchie, president of CHEP Americas Group; and Elton Potts, president and COO of Recall Group.