Sharon Driscoll, CFO of Ritchie Bros., intends to retire within the next two years. As part of the succession process, Driscoll will continue to serve as CFO until the company appoints her successor and will then assume a role as an executive vice president. read more

OCT 7, 2021 - 6:18 am

Ritchie Bros. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SmartEquip for approximately $175 million. read more

SEP 28, 2021 - 6:50 am

Ritchie Bros.’ Chief Operating Officer Jim Kessler, will take on the additional role of president, effective immediately. Kessler has more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership positions, including those of president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer. read more

SEP 9, 2021 - 6:35 am

Ritchie Bros. and Euro Auctions entered into an agreement under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire Euro Auctions for an enterprise value of £775 million (approximately $1.08 billion). read more

AUG 9, 2021 - 6:35 am

Karl Werner, president, international, for Ritchie Bros., will transition out of the company to pursue personal interests, effective March 31. Kari Taylor, president of North American sales for Ritchie Bros., will take on the newly created position of chief revenue officer. read more

FEB 9, 2021 - 6:47 am

Ritchie Bros. completed its acquisition of Rouse Services, a provider of data intelligence and performance benchmarking solutions. read more

DEC 9, 2020 - 7:50 am

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Rouse Services entered into a definitive agreement under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire Rouse Services for approximately $275 million. read more

OCT 30, 2020 - 8:09 am

Ritchie Bros. sold more than $1 billion of equipment through its online marketplaces between August 2019 and July 2020. In fact, Ritchie Bros.' IronPlanet solution just had its busiest July ever, selling 8,700 items for more than $58 million. read more

AUG 13, 2020 - 6:44 am

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers appointed Kevin Geisner chief strategy officer. Geisner has 30 years of experience and has held various leadership positions in his career, including most recently as chief strategy officer of Abra Auto Body & Glass. read more

AUG 11, 2020 - 6:48 am

Ritchie Bros. reported total revenue in Q2/20 decreased 1% to $389.1 million compared with Q2/19 and that inventory sales revenue in Q2/20 decreased 2% to $154.9 million compared with Q2/19. read more

AUG 7, 2020 - 7:44 am

Ritchie Bros. made $187,500 in donations to 52 different food banks around the world, including $85,000 donated to U.S. food banks and $67,500 to Canadian food banks. read more

JUL 21, 2020 - 7:46 am

Ritchie Bros. sold over 35,000 equipment items and trucks in 29 online auctions across five countries in five days. read more

JUN 30, 2020 - 6:00 am

Ritchie Bros. held its premiere global auction in Orlando, FL last week, selling more than 13,500 equipment items and trucks for more than $237 million. read more

FEB 25, 2020 - 6:25 am

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced that Ann Fandozzi will become chief executive officer and join the company's board of directors, effective January 6, 2020. read more

DEC 18, 2019 - 6:40 am