Britain's Travis Perkins names ex-ARM man as chairman

Nippon Sheet Glass

27/06/2017 07:33

June 27 (Reuters) - Travis Perkins  TPK.L , Britain's 
biggest supplier of building materials, named Stuart Chambers, 
the former chairman of chip designer ARM Holdings and packaging 
group Rexam, as its chairman with effect from November. 
    Chambers will succeed Robert Walker, who will retire in 
November after almost eight years in the post.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNE4cJf1l 
    Chambers, who will join Travis Perkins as chairman designate 
on Sept. 1, is currently a member of Britain's Takeover Panel 
and chairman designate at miner Anglo American  AAL.L . 
    Anglo American appointed Chambers in June to succeed John 
Parker and carry on with its overhaul. Chambers will join as 
non-executive director and chairman designate on Sept. 1 before 
becoming chairman on Nov. 1, Anglo said then.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1J40S8 
    Before serving as chairman of ARM and Rexam until 2016, 
Chambers, aged 61, was a non-executive director at British 
retailer Tesco  TSCO.L  until 2015 and was previously a top 
executive at glassmakers Pilkington and its subsequent parent 
Nippon Sheet Glass  5202.T . He began his career at oil major 
Shell  RDSa.L  as a chemical engineer.   
 
 (Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark 
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