Biffa appoint Andre Horbach as new CEO
By admin on Jun 14, 2008 in News, Business
Biffa Ltd, one of the UK’s leading integrated waste management businesses, today announced the appointment of Andre Horbach as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Horbach succeeds William Woodburn, a partner at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), who served as interim CEO after Biffa was taken private through an acquisition earlier this year. A consortium led by GIP and Montagu Private Equity completed the Biffa acquisition.
Mr. Horbach, 45, was most recently Group CEO of Suzlon Energy, a leading global Euro 2.5bn wind energy business. Previously he had a 19-year career as a manager and CEO of a diverse group of General Electric’s industrial and consumer businesses throughout Europe.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Woodburn said, “One of my most important responsibilities at Biffa has been to search for the right executive to lead the business forward. Once I became more familiar with Biffa’s strengths and opportunities, there was no question that Andre Horbach was the right choice to head Biffa. His command of operations, strategic planning and commercial growth initiatives makes him the ideal candidate to advance Biffa’s on-going missions of growth, higher operating efficiency and service quality. Andre is an accomplished engineer and a proven manager with a distinguished record of not just successfully operating complex businesses but leading them to a whole new level of performance.”
Mr. Horbach’s appointment as Biffa’s Chief Executive Officer is effective immediately.
