Norman Drabble hasn’t aged much over the years but “Drabble,” the comic strip that bears his name, turns 40 today — not that Kevin Fagan planned to make any fuss about it.

Ashtead Group Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Geoff Drabble will be succeeded by Brendan Horgan, currently group chief operating officer and chief executive of its U.S. business Sunbelt Rentals ...