WillScot Announces Executive Leadership Transitions
Tim Boswell to Assume Newly Created
Role of Chief Operating Officer
Matt Jacobsen Promoted to Chief
Financial Officer
PHOENIX, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
WillScot Holdings Corp. (“WillScot” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:
WSC), a leader in innovative flexible space solutions, today
announced executive leadership transitions to further align its
management structure with its strategic priorities and future
growth objectives. Tim Boswell, currently President and Chief
Financial Officer, will transition into the newly created role of
Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Tim will be responsible for
overseeing the Company’s long-term strategic initiatives and
advancing execution across WillScot’s portfolio. Concurrently,
Senior Vice President of Finance, Matt Jacobsen, has been promoted
to Chief Financial Officer. Both transitions will be effective on
January 1st, 2025.
“Over the past twelve months, we have worked
closely with our Board and external advisors to conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of our strategy and leadership structure.
Our goal has been to ensure we are well-positioned to scale and
grow our business for the future, while continuing to deliver value
for all stakeholders,” said Brad Soultz, Chief Executive Officer of
WillScot. “To that end, we continue to add new functional talent in
areas like Commercial Excellence and our Centralized Services to
support our outstanding field leadership, ensure we have a
best-in-class team capable of delivering upon our aspirations, and
consistently deliver the industry’s best customer experience. As
our portfolio continues to expand, it also became clear that we
needed to formalize a Chief Operating Officer role to focus on
execution across our multiple growth levers. Tim has been
instrumental in architecting our long-term strategy, including a
clearly defined value creation roadmap. Transitioning into the COO
role will allow him to focus fully on executing against that
roadmap and will position us well for further growth. The Board and
I are confident that Tim’s leadership in this new capacity will
drive meaningful impact across our platform.”
Added Mr. Soultz, “We are equally excited to
promote Matt Jacobsen to Chief Financial Officer following a
thorough search process conducted by a leading executive
recruitment firm, which included both internal and external
candidates. Matt’s deep financial expertise, demonstrated
leadership, and extensive knowledge of our business make him
uniquely qualified to oversee our financial function. Over his 14
years with WillScot, Matt has consistently excelled and earned the
respect of our entire organization, including in his most recent
role as Senior Vice President of Finance, where he has been
instrumental in our reporting and data analytics, capital markets,
M&A, business process improvement, and systems integration
initiatives. Matt’s promotion also highlights the deep bench of
talent that we have developed at WillScot. The entire Board and I
are thrilled to have Matt step into this role.”
About Tim Boswell
Tim became our Chief Financial Officer in
November 2017 when Williams Scotsman spun out of its predecessor
company and listed on the Nasdaq as WillScot Corporation. Tim was
previously Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Williams
Scotsman International, where he was responsible for the Company’s
North American finance, strategy and IT functions. He also
previously served as the Company’s Chief of Staff to the CEO,
oversaw its Canadian operations, and served as Vice President of
Strategy and Business Development, where he was responsible for the
development and execution of strategic initiatives, pricing,
value-added products and services, and marketing. Prior to joining
Algeco Scotsman in June 2012, Tim was a Vice President of Sterling
Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with $4 billion of
assets under management, with responsibilities including principal
investing and portfolio company management. Earlier in his career,
he worked at Banc of America Capital Investors, Edgeview Partners,
and Bear, Stearns & Co. Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Economics and Psychology from Davidson College and a Master of
Business Administration degree from the Darden School of Business
at the University of Virginia.
About Matt Jacobsen
Matt has served as our Senior Vice President of
Finance since July 2020 when WillScot Corporation merged with
Mobile Mini. In this capacity, he has led our Financial Planning
and Analysis, Treasury, and Business Intelligence functions, while
serving as a member of our senior leadership team. Matt joined our
predecessor company, Williams Scotsman, in November 2010 and has
held roles of increasing responsibility within the Finance and
Accounting function in both our field and corporate operations.
Prior to joining Williams Scotsman, Matt worked for six years in
public accounting within Deloitte’s audit practice. Matt holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with an
Accounting concentration and a Masters degree in Professional
Accounting, both from the University of Washington Foster School of
Business.
About WillScot
Listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the
ticker symbol “WSC,” WillScot is the premier provider of highly
innovative and turnkey space solutions in North America. The
Company’s comprehensive range of products includes modular office
complexes, mobile offices, classrooms, temporary restrooms,
portable storage containers, protective buildings and
climate-controlled units, and clearspan structures, as well as a
curated selection of furnishings, appliances, and other
supplementary services, ensuring turnkey solutions for its
customers. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and operating from a
network of approximately 260 branch locations and additional drop
lots across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, WillScot’s
business services are essential for diverse customer segments
spanning all sectors of the economy.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements (including the guidance/outlook contained herein) within
the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates,"
"believes," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "may," "will,"
"should," "shall," "outlook," "guidance," "see," "have confidence"
and variations of these words and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in
nature. Certain of these forward-looking statements include
statements relating to: our mergers and acquisitions pipeline,
acceleration of our run rate, acceleration toward and the timing of
our achievement of our three to five year milestones, growth and
acceleration of cash flow, driving higher returns on invested
capital, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion. Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside
our control, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, they are predictions and we
can give no assurance that any such forward-looking statement will
materialize. Important factors that may affect actual results or
outcomes include, among others, our ability to acquire and
integrate new assets and operations; our ability to judge the
demand outlook; our ability to achieve planned synergies related to
acquisitions; our ability to successfully execute our growth
strategy, manage growth and execute our business plan; our
estimates of the size of the markets for our products; the rate and
degree of market acceptance of our products; the success of other
competing modular space and portable storage solutions that exist
or may become available; rising costs and inflationary pressures
adversely affecting our profitability; potential litigation
involving our Company; general economic and market conditions
impacting demand for our products and services and our ability to
benefit from an inflationary environment; our ability to maintain
an effective system of internal controls; and such other risks and
uncertainties described in the periodic reports we file with the
SEC from time to time (including our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023), which are available through the SEC’s EDGAR
system at www.sec.gov and on our website. Any forward-looking
statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and the
Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Additional information can be found on the
company's website at www.willscot.com.
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