Ashtead Group plc announced the appointment of Renata Ribeiro as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Renata has also been appointed as a member of the audit, remuneration and nomination committees. Renata, who has dual Brazilian and US nationality, is currently Senior Vice President, Operations Strategy for Carnival Corporation & plc (“Carnival”) where she has worked since 2008.

During her time at Carnival Renata has held a number of senior executive roles and taken active leadership in Carnival's digital initiatives including its mobile app. Prior to Carnival Renata was the director of commercial innovation and international expansion for Natura & Co, Brazil's largest cosmetics company, having started her career working for ten years in strategic consulting in Brazil.