REG-Travis Perkins Travis Perkins: Chief Executive Officer appointment

Travis PerkinsAnnouncement

09/05/2025 07:15

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   Travis Perkins (TPK)
   Travis Perkins: Chief Executive Officer appointment

   09-May-2025 / 07:13 GMT/BST

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   9 May 2025

                                        

                     Travis Perkins plc: Directorate Change

                                        

                                        

              Pursuant to Listing Rule 6.4.6(1) Travis Perkins plc

               (the “Company”) makes the following announcement.

    

   Following a rigorous search process, the board of the Company has
   appointed Gavin Slark as its next Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and as
   an executive director of the Company with effect no later than 1 January
   2026.

    

   Gavin is a highly experienced public company CEO and has significant
   experience of the building materials and merchanting industry. He has been
   CEO of SIG plc since 2023, prior to which he was CEO of Grafton Group plc
   between 2011 and the end of 2022. Between 2006 and 2011, Gavin was CEO of
   The BSS Group plc before its acquisition by Travis Perkins.

    

   Geoff Drabble, Chair of the Board, commented:

    

   “The Board and I are delighted that Gavin has agreed to join us. We are
   all very much looking forward to working with him. Gavin brings with him
   unrivalled experience of the sector in addition to a long pedigree as a
   CEO of significant public companies. Gavin is well placed to continue the
   work we have started to refocus and change the way we operate in order to
   better serve our customers and work effectively with our suppliers, as
   well as engage and motivate our teams.”

    

   Disclosure Pursuant to Listing Rule 6.4.8:

    

   Pursuant to Listing Rule 6.4.8(1) the Company discloses that at the date
   of this announcement, Gavin Slark continues to be a director of SIG plc
   and during the last 5 years, he has also been a director of Galliford Try
   Holdings plc and Grafton Group (UK) Public Limited Company.

    

   There is no further information to be disclosed in respect of Gavin Slark
   under paragraphs 6.4.8(1) – 6.4.8(6) of the Listing Rules.

    

   This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article
   7 of EU Regulation 596/204 (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant
   to the European Union

   (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and has been authorised for release by Robin Miller
   General Counsel and Company Secretary.

    

   Enquiries:

    

   Travis Perkins                    FGS Global
   Duncan Cooper                     Faeth Birch / Jenny Davey / James Gray
   +44 (0) 7584 704116               +44 (0) 207 251 3801
   duncan.cooper@travisperkins.co.uk TravisPerkins@fgsglobal.com
                                      
   Matt Worster                       
   +44 (0) 7990 088548                
   matt.worster@travisperkins.co.uk   

    

   Remuneration disclosure

    

   Gavin will receive an annual salary similar to that paid to his
   predecessor. He will also be eligible for annual bonus and long term
   incentive plan awards at the same level as the previous incumbent and in
   accordance with the Directors’ Remuneration Policy in force from time to
   time. He will receive benefits including, but not limited to, pension
   contributions in accordance with the Directors’ Remuneration Policy in
   force from time to time. Gavin will also receive replacement awards on a
   like-for-like basis as compensation for remuneration that will be
   forfeited on leaving his current employer. Further detail will be set out
   in the 2025 Directors’ Remuneration Report.

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   ISIN:           GB00BK9RKT01
   Category Code:  BOA
   TIDM:           TPK
   LEI Code:       2138001I27OUBAF22K83
   OAM Categories: 2.2. Inside information
                   3.1. Additional regulated information required to be
                   disclosed under the laws of a Member State
   Sequence No.:   387192
   EQS News ID:    2133618


    
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