Ritchie Bros. Names CEO

June 18, 2014 - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has appointed Ravi Saligram as its CEO. Saligram will succeed Peter Blake, who will be leaving the company in July. It is expected that Saligram will assume his new role as CEO on July 7 and will be appointed as a member of the company's board of directors then. He will work at the company's headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Saligram's 35-year professional career includes three years as president and CEO of OfficeMax, and more than 20 years of general management experience at Aramark, Intercontinental Hotels Group, and SC Johnson. He has lived in five countries and worked in five continents. He is noted for his ability to lead consumer, B-to-B, and digital businesses, and has considerable experience running global, multi-unit service organizations and overseeing large sales teams.