Ashley Almanza

Ashley Almanza is a South African businessman born on 27 March 1963 who became chief executive officer of the security services group G4S plc on 1 June 2013, succeeding Nick Buckles. He holds a degree in commerce and a postgraduate diploma in accounting from the University of Natal and later took an MBA at London Business School, and he trained as a chartered accountant. His earlier career was spent in the British Gas family of companies: he joined British Gas in 1993 as a finance manager in exploration and production and later served as Group Finance Director of BG Group from August 2002 until he left on 31 March 2011. He also sat on the boards of Schroders and Noble Corporation. His G4S tenure included a shareholder dispute over a retirement-related cash payment in 2019.