Rentokil Initial plc has announced the appointment of Brian Baldwin to its board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 October 2024. He will also become a member of the nomination committee and remuneration committee from this date.

Baldwin is the head of research of Trian Fund Management, LP, an investment management firm. Baldwin has been a Trian partner since 2013 and a member of its investment team since 2007. He has played leadership roles in many of Trian’s investments.

Baldwin has been a non-executive director of Janus Henderson Group plc since 2022 and currently serves on its nominating and corporate governance committee and risk committee. From 2018 to 2020, he served as a director and member of the compensation and governance committees of nVent Electric plc (formerly part of Pentair plc).

Prior to joining Trian, Baldwin was an analyst at Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity from 2005 to 2007.

Richard Solomons, chair of Rentokil Initial, said: “We are delighted to welcome Brian to the Board of Rentokil Initial and we look forward to working with him to deliver long-term sustainable value for our shareholders and, in particular, executing our plans to integrate the Terminix business and to increase organic growth in our North America operations.

“We continue to work towards the substantial structural growth opportunities for our pest control business, enhanced by the benefits of the Terminix transaction.”

Activist investor Trian manages investment vehicles owning approximately 57.1 million shares of Rentokil Initial (approximately 2.26% of shares outstanding).