Rees retires as GGF Chief
– ‘time for a fresh approach’
September 2016

Nigel Rees today announced that he is to retire as Chief Executive of the Glass and Glazing Federation, saying that with the planned restructuring of the Federation, the time is right for ‘a fresh management approach’.

Rees, who has held the position for 15 years, said in a statement: “In my time at the GGF, I have overseen the growth of the Federation, from a stand-alone Trade Federation to the Group of commercial companies that are now prospering so well. I have put everything I could into the Federation over the years and feel that with the planned changes now starting and with the Group moving to new premises, the time is right for new ideas and a fresh management approach to deal with the challenges ahead.”

He will relinquish the role at the end of the year. The GGF Board of Directors will now start a recruitment process to find a new Chief Executive.

The news comes only days after Chris Mayne, managing director of GGF Group subsidiaries Fensa and BFRC, announced he is to step down as a result of the restructuring.

In a statement, Mayne continued: “Following the recent strategy and governance review carried out by an independent consultant, the GGF and its subsidiaries are restructuring in a manner that I am unable to support, and I have therefore very reluctantly decided to leave and seek new significant challenges.”

The GGF, announcing its Chief Executive’s decision, said that in the last 12 months it has: “undergone a great deal of change which has included internal restructuring and new governance following an independent review.

“As announced in July, the GGF and its subsidiary companies have been restructured with the Federation being a stand-alone entity, directing all its energies into supporting the GGF Membership, whilst the six commercial subsidiaries will now operate under one broad corporate body. The commercial subsidiaries remain wholly owned by the GGF and will continue to operate in existing and new markets to provide financial support to the Federation.”