{"id":4105,"date":"2020-07-31T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/molsongroup.co.uk\/equipment\/robert-brown-bows-out-after-an-illustrious-career\/"},"modified":"2020-07-31T16:03:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T16:03:32","slug":"robert-brown-bows-out-after-an-illustrious-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/molsongroup.com\/equipment\/robert-brown-bows-out-after-an-illustrious-career\/","title":{"rendered":"ROBERT BROWN BOWS OUT AFTER AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Brown, Managing Director of Molson Compact Equipment\nand Molson Group Executive Board member has decided to retire with effect from\nthe 31<sup>st<\/sup> July following a distinguished career, as part of a planned\ndeparture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert said; \u201cMy retirement had been planned for some time\nfollowing the culmination of many factors, not least the birth of my first\nGrandson and enjoying more time back in Cornwall where I was born and raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From humble beginnings, when I started my career operating a\ndrilling rig for a contractor at the China Clay Pits in St Austell, I am very\nfortunate to have worked in a wide range of businesses in the construction\nsector that has seen me travel the world and work with some great people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On reflection it is the number of people that have worked\nfor me that have gone on to become business leaders in their own right that\ngives me the most satisfaction, rather than just the numbers achieved, or deals\ndone. I have always believed that if you surround yourself with good people and\ngive them the autonomy to make their own decisions, a business can truly\nflourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With notable periods including working throughout America\nfor Panther Hydraulic Breakers in a role where I became a company director for\nthe first time at the age of 27 before being quickly promoted to the position\nof Vice President. However, the reality of my first child on the way resulted\nin me making the move back to England where I found a role with Brown Lenox\n&amp; Co Ltd. (a subsidiary of Powerscreen) to run their UK sales team, before\neventually taking over the European territory for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the acquisition of Benford by Powerscreen in 1994,\nI was promoted to become MD for Benford at the tender age of 34. This allowed\nme to build on previous experience of shaping a light equipment business and it\nwas this role that eventually lead me to work for Ammann. From which saw the\nformation of A&amp;Y Group in 2013 with which we purchased the UK distribution\nrights of Ammann and Yanmar products throughout the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My time with Molson has been as fast paced and eventful as\nyou would expect for anyone that has seen their impressive growth&nbsp;over\nrecent years. Although we traded as A&amp;Y Group from 2013-2018 before being\nre-branded as Molson Compact Equipment, the unrivalled growth has only been\nachieved by a continuous desire to improve both as a business and how we serve\nour customers. As a member of the Molson Group executive board of Directors, I\nam immensely proud of the milestones we have achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know that both the team at Molson Group and the team at\nMolson Compact Equipment will continue to put customers at the forefront of\ntheir approach, which will result in many more years on their growth\ntrajectory. With this in mind, in many ways, the best is yet to come\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company stated \u201cRobert has been a fantastic servant to the construction equipment industry over many years and will certainly be missed as he steps back to enjoy his well-deserved retirement, with our gratitude for all his hard work. I am sure Robert will deservedly look back with pride on the many successes that he has achieved. He leaves the business on a clear upward trajectory, with new dealerships on the horizon and in the midst of an interesting time in the construction industry as we bounce back from the Coronavirus pandemic. I know that the team we have are more than capable of continuing to improve the service our customers receive from Molson Compact Equipment, as Robert has strived to do throughout his career\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Brown, Managing Director of Molson Compact Equipment and Molson Group Executive Board member has decided to retire with effect from the 31st July following a distinguished career, as part of a planned departure. 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