Leslie Rans To Resign As CEO Of BAS Limited
Bermuda Aviation Services Limited [BAS] and its Board of Directors announced that effective October 31, 2019, Ms. Leslie Rans will resign as Chief Executive Officer to “take a leadership role with another Bermudian business.”
Ms. Rans will continue to contribute to BAS as a newly appointed non-executive director.
David Pugh, Chairman of the Board of Directors said, “During her term as CEO, Ms. Rans has implemented and executed the Board’s strategic vision to restructure the business, improve shareholder value by applying a philosophy of fiscal prudence while streamlining processes, creating a sales driven culture and employee accountability. “
“I am heartened by where the BAS Group sits right now,” said Ms. Rans. “BAS is now poised to be more strategically nimble and well positioned to capitalize on operating efficiencies gained and to create opportunities for core business growth. The team is led by very solid senior management team and a committed Board of Directors.”
The company noted, “In line with the Group’s strategy to reduce corporate overhead, an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors has been formed to execute the responsibilities for the role of CEO. This Committee has direct oversight of the two operating pillars of the Group, being Facilities Management and Information Technology. Additionally, the Finance and Accounting function will also report directly into this Committee.”
“Ms. Rans has developed and led a committed team, each of whom plays an integral role in the everyday running of the various BAS subsidiaries,” said Mr. Pugh “The Board expresses its appreciation to Ms. Rans for her impressive service to the Group as a driver for strategic change and repositioning. The Board wishes Ms. Rans success in her future endeavours.”
BAS is a holding company with multiple subsidiaries providing a myriad of services that are distinct in nature but are also strategically complementary and synergistic. Companies in the group include BAS-Serco, Besco, CCS, Otis, Weir Enterprises and Eastbourne Properties Limited.
How can Ms Rans operate as a non-executive director to the BAS Group, when Ms Rans new position is to be the CEO of Digicel. It’s no secret that Digicel is probably the main competitor to the CCS Group, and the CCS Group is one of the sub companies in the BAS Group of companies. How can the BAS board allow this, only in Bermuda I guess?
How is BAS Group/CCS the main competitor to Digicel? In what aspect? CCS provides full service IT support whereas Digicel provides Voice, Data and Internet.
I believe if Ms. Rans went to One Communications, then your statement would be correct.
Hope she knows what she’s getting into at Digicel.