{"id":1802,"date":"2025-08-13T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/news\/\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:37:11","slug":"retirement-of-ceo-john-verrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/news\/retirement-of-ceo-john-verrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderman &amp; Company Announces Retirement of Chief Executive Officer, John Verrier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anderman u0026amp; Company today announced the retirement of John Verrier as CEO of the company. John has played a pivotal role in shaping the journey of Anderman u0026amp; Company over the past three decades, laying the foundation for the organisation\u2019s continued growth and success.rnrnJohn had his 1st employment with Universal Abrasives, before joining Anderman u0026amp; Company in 1991. In 1997, he worked with his family to restructure the business and led plans for external investment, driving the company\u2019s international expansion through earthwaterfire.com. In 2008, John acquired the business, marking a pivotal moment in Anderman\u2019s history. His decision to step back from operational duties, with the business in such a strong position, reflects both his foresight and commitment to its continued success.rnrnJohn\u2019s career milestones include earning a doctorate in 1986 and an MBA in 1991. He successfully managed Anderman\u2019s acquisition and expansion, establishing the business as a stable, profitable organisation. Over the past 25 years, John\u2019s efforts in Asia have been instrumental in positioning Anderman as a trusted partner for multinational corporations.rnrnu003cemu003e\u201cI am immensely proud to have been involved with the Anderman since 1991 in a number of roles, culminating in ownership of the business in 2008. I am stepping back from operational duties in the knowledge that the company has an excellent and loyal workforce which will continue the future success of the business. The company has grown successfully, and recognised, internationally, as a leading organisation within its field of operations.\u201du003c\/emu003ernrnIn preparation for John\u2019s retirement, Anderman u0026amp; Company has built a strong leadership team across its three business units. With the support of an experienced board of directors, this team will continue to lead the business forward. John will remain involved in a mentoring capacity as Chairman and majority shareholder, ensuring the success of the next phase of growth.rnrnu003cemu003e\u201cJohn has been a real mentor to me, always offering support, growth, and belief in what we are doing. His knowledge and passion are key reasons why the business is where it is todayu003c\/emu003e.\u201d commented Gary Hately \u2013 Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1802"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1802\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-shape-dev.co.uk\/andermansite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}