Ritchie Bros Company Executives

RBA Stock  CAD 132.78  -0.65  -0.49%   
Ritchie Bros employs about 8 K people. The company is managed by 40 executives with a total tenure of roughly 158 years. For Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, management analysis helps investors assess whether leadership decisions support the broader investment thesis or introduce new operating risk. Used properly, this analysis helps distinguish durable execution from results that may simply reflect a favorable market cycle.
Sharon Driscoll  CEO
Interim Co-Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officer
Beverley Briscoe  Chairman
Independent Chairman of the Board
  

Management Team Effectiveness

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 3.95 % meaning that for every 100 dollars of assets, it generated a profit of $3.95. This is consistent with industry norms. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 7.26 %, meaning that it earned $7.26 on each $100 of shareholder capital deployed.
As of now, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is anticipated to decline to approximately 123.7 M. In addition to that, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is anticipated to decline to approximately 197.1 M.

Outstanding Bonds

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers may use bonds as part of its capital structure to fund operations, refinance liabilities, or support acquisitions and other long-duration investments. Longer-dated obligations can improve financing stability, but they also leave investors more exposed if the underlying business weakens before the debt matures.
The majority of Ritchie Bros' outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. Institutional investors such as pension funds, mutual funds, and asset managers typically hold large positions as part of their investment mandates, managing money on behalf of clients or beneficiaries. As a result, they are subject to reporting requirements and oversight rules - such as 13F filings and position disclosure thresholds - that do not apply to individual retail investors. Institutional investors hold approximately 100% of Ritchie Bros' outstanding shares, with the remaining 0% in public hands.
 
Shares in Circulation  
 First Issued
1998-03-31
 Previous Quarter
186.6 M
 Current Value
187.3 M
 Average Shares Outstanding
113.6 M
 Quarterly Volatility
24.1 M
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Holders Distribution

For Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, institutional participation can be supportive or destabilizing depending on whether large holders are building conviction or reducing exposure. This matters because getting in early on a sponsorship cycle may help, but getting caught near a large-holder exit can have the opposite effect.

Market Cap and Value

Workforce Comparison

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers is rated below average in number of employees compared to key competitors. The total workforce of Industrials industry is at this time estimated at about 223,780. Ritchie Bros holds roughly 8,000 in number of employees claiming about 4% of equities under Industrials sector.

Profit Margins

The company has Profit Margin (PM) of 9.0 %, which indicates that the company is generating meaningful returns from its revenue. This is higher than the industry average. Similarly, it shows Operating Margin (OM) of 16.0 %, which means that operating efficiency produces $16.0 per $100 of revenue.
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Gross Profit Margin0.340.3584
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Net Profit Margin0.08870.0933
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Operating Profit Margin0.290.1766
Way Up
Slightly volatile
Pretax Profit Margin0.110.1167
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Return On Assets0.03420.036
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Return On Equity0.06850.0721
Notably Down
Pretty Stable

Benchmark Summation

Operator
This analysis covers sixty-one data points across the selected time horizon. Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Price Series Summation is a cross summation of Ritchie Bros price series and its benchmark/peer.

Notable Stakeholders

Stakeholders matter for Ritchie Bros because not every influential participant is a shareholder acting with the same objective or time horizon. This becomes more informative when investors want to understand not just ownership, but influence, incentives, and strategic pressure points.
Ann FandozziChief Executive Officer, DirectorProfile
Sharon DriscollInterim Co-Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial OfficerProfile
Beverley BriscoeIndependent Chairman of the BoardProfile
Kieran HolmSenior Vice President - Operational Excellence & EfficienciesProfile
Darren WattSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate SecretaryProfile
Jacob LawsonPresident SalesProfile
Jeff JeterPresident - Upstream and Emerging Businesses, North AmericaProfile
Doug OliveSenior Vice President Pricing & AppraisalsProfile
James KesslerChief Operating OfficerProfile
Doug RuschEVP AmericaProfile
Amy GuggenheimShenkanIndependent DirectorProfile
Erik OlssonIndependent DirectorProfile
Robert EltonIndependent DirectorProfile
Christopher ZimmermanIndependent DirectorProfile
Sarah RaissIndependent DirectorProfile
Karl WernerChief Operational Support and Devel. Officer and Interim Managing Director of Middle EastProfile
Kari TaylorChief Sales Officer - U.S. RegionsProfile
Matthew AckleyChief Marketing OfficerProfile
Sameer RathodVice IntelligenceProfile
Eric EsqChief OfficerProfile
Megan CashPrincipal OfficerProfile
Robert GirouxSenior WestProfile
Ian MalinskiMedia ManagerProfile
James JeterChief OfficerProfile
Sam WyantExecutive SalesProfile
Jen SchmitChief OfficerProfile
Jim CaseChief ServicesProfile
J FennellIndependent DirectorProfile
Curtis HinkelmanSenior USAProfile
Carmen ThiedeChief OfficerProfile
Scott RichardsonSenior ManagementProfile
Kevin GeisnerChief Strategy OfficerProfile
Ryan WelshCorporate SecretaryProfile
David RitchieFounder EmeritusProfile
Eric GuerinChief OfficerProfile
Drew FeslerChief OfficerProfile
Baron ConcorsChief Information OfficerProfile
Steve LewisChief OfficerProfile
Nancy KingChief OfficerProfile
Christopher CarlsonSenior OfficerProfile

Management Information & Data Sources

Ritchie Bros is a large-cap company across Commercial Services & Supplies, Commercial & Professional Services, Industrials. Leadership tenure and executive continuity help assess whether strategic vision is being maintained across cycles. Longer executive tenure can improve strategic consistency, but may also reduce adaptability to changing conditions. CEO is Ann Fandozzi with 8,000 employees and 40 reported executives.

Inputs for Ritchie Bros Auctioneers come from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and are mapped into a consistent reporting framework. Some fields can appear with publication lag. Insider and management fields are mapped from published filings and company disclosures.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Raphi Shpitalnik - Junior Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board
Last reviewed on March 14th, 2026

Workforce Efficiency and Productivity

Investors reviewing Ritchie Bros Auctioneers can use workforce efficiency as another lens on execution, especially when comparing similar businesses in the same industry. The stronger interpretation compares these measures with sector norms because labor intensity varies meaningfully across industries.

Ritchie Bros Manpower Efficiency

Return on Ritchie Bros Manpower

Revenue Per Employee583.9K
Revenue Per Executive116.8M
Net Income Per Employee54.5K
Net Income Per Executive10.9M
Working Capital Per Employee20.9K
Working Capital Per Executive4.2M

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