The agency behind water dealing with and remedy options Selwood and Siltbuster has appointed a brand new CEO.
Dan Lee is now Workdry Worldwide CEO, with a quick to steer market-leading water dealing with and remedy companies and oversee growth into Europe
Dan has 15 years’ expertise on the helm of high-performing asset-based industrial providers companies. He’ll work carefully with Arcus Infrastructure Companions, a number one European infrastructure funding agency, which manages funds holding a majority shareholding in Workdry, to “ship on its technique to determine the Group because the primary supplier of pump and wastewater remedy rental options within the UK and Europe”.
His appointment follows Workdry’s current acquisition of Vanderkamp, which introduced a number one Dutch pump rental options specialist into the Workdry Group alongside its established Selwood and Siltbuster companies.
Dan mentioned: “I’m excited to be becoming a member of Workdry Worldwide at a time of giant momentum, inheriting a enterprise that’s in nice form and embarking on a brand new section of home and worldwide progress.
“In my time attending to know the enterprise I’ve already been vastly impressed by the Workdry, Selwood, Siltbuster, and Vanderkamp companies – and notably by the professionalism, experience and dedication of their groups.
“Workdry’s success is constructed on these distinctive folks and their dedication to sustainability, innovation and powerful partnership with prospects, which would be the basis stones of future progress.
“I’m wanting ahead to working with a devoted workforce of colleagues to assist ship the imaginative and prescient and technique for the approaching years as Workdry continues to develop organically and thru acquisition to develop on its main place in asset rental options for water and wastewater dealing with and remedy within the UK and Europe.”
Dan joins Workdry with a robust observe report in capital gear rental and repair companies. He started his business profession with US-based industrial chemical service supplier NCH Group earlier than shifting to industrial elements cleansing and washer rent providers specialist Safetykleen, the place he spent 11 years in senior management roles.
Following the sale of Safetykleen to personal fairness agency Apax Companions in 2017, Dan served as Group Managing Director at office providers chief phs Group. He subsequently based chemical floor remedy enterprise Krystal Kleen Heritage UK, which was acquired in 2020, and served as President of EMEA area at Tosca, a worldwide chief in reusable packaging and efficiency pooling options.
He takes the reins from outgoing CEO Richard Brown, who’s retiring after virtually three a long time in varied roles at Selwood and Workdry.
Richard mentioned: “Dan has a really sturdy observe report in constructing a constructive and inclusive work surroundings. He is stuffed with vitality, ardour and imaginative and prescient, and is able to lead the enterprise to new heights, targeted on delivering progress whereas supporting our incredible groups to ship excellent service and options to our prospects. I’m in little doubt that the very best days for our enterprise lie forward underneath his management.”
Jordan Cott, Accomplice at Arcus, mentioned: “Dan has an distinctive observe report as a frontrunner within the industrial asset rental and options area throughout the UK and Europe. His core concentrate on supporting his folks and delivering the best high quality options for purchasers, coupled together with his vision-led strategic pondering and deep understanding of long-term worth creation levers, will make him a really perfect chief to champion Workdry by way of its subsequent chapter of progress.
“We at Arcus look ahead to working with Dan and the workforce to construct on Workdry’s enviable observe report and progress ambitions by investing in innovation and new markets – a journey that has already begun with the current acquisition of Vanderkamp and which we’re excited to proceed within the months and years to come back.”
