HomeServe UK chief executive to step down

THE chief executive of Walsall-based domestic repair firm HomeServe UK will be leaving the company next month.

Jon Florsheim will be replaced as chief executive of the UK arm by Jonathan King, currently a director of parent company HomeServe and chief executive of HomeServe USA.

Mr Florsheim will not be offering himself for re-election at the AGM on July 29.

Mr King was appointed to the plc’s board 12 months ago and has been chief executive of HomeServe USA since 2005.

Prior to that, he spent four years as managing director of HomeServe UK and has previously worked in retail marketing with Boots as a group brand manager.

Mr King will be replaced as chief executive of HomeServe USA by Tom Rusin, currently a non-executive director of The Ambassadors Group and formerly president and chief executive of Affinion Group’s North American Division.

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Mr Rusin will join HomeServe USA immediately and also become a member of HomeServe’s executive committee.

HomeServe’s chief executive Richard Harpin said: “Jon leaves the business well positioned for the future with a strong management team and we are grateful to him for all he has done here. I wish him every success in his next opportunity.

“Jonathan and Tom both have excellent track records and I am confident they will deliver continued strong growth in two of our key businesses.”