# Travis Perkins make several board changes

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/travis-perkins-make-several-board-changes/412796918
- Published: 2019-11-01T07:27:36+00:00
- Author: Giles Arbor

**Travis Perkins plc** (LON: TPK) has announced that it makes the following board
changes:

Ruth Anderson, Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member
of the Nominations and Stay Safe Committees will step down from the Board on 3 March
2020;

John Rogers, Non-executive Director and member of the Audit and Nominations Committees,
will become Chairman of the Audit Committee with effect from 3 March 2020; and

Marianne Culver and Blair Illingworth are appointed to its Board as Non-executive
Directors with effect from 1 November 2019, when they will also join the Nominations
Committee of the Board.

Marianne has extensive executive and board experience in the global distribution
and logistics sectors. She has served as Chief, Global Supply Chain with Premier
Farnell plc and as Chief Executive (UK & Ireland) of TNT. Marianne was latterly 
Global President of RS Components, the components trading and distribution division
of Electrocomponents plc. Her non-executive career to-date has included membership
of the boards of Rexel SA (listed on Euronext Paris), The British Quality Foundation
and EDS Corporation.

Blair has extensive executive and board experience in the building products sector
having been a director of Marshalls plc, Chief Executive of Polypipe plc, and Chief
Executive of Tarmac Building Products. He has enjoyed a varied career which includes
military service as a commissioned officer in the Royal Marines and roles at the
most senior level in public and private companies. He is Chief Executive and a director
of Stirling Industries plc.

**Commenting on the changes to the Board, Stuart Chambers, Chairman of Travis Perkins,
said:**

> “2020 marks Ruth’s ninth year with the Company as a Non-executive Director. We
> thank Ruth for her dedicated service to the Company and valuable contribution 
> to the Board since her appointment in 2011, and particularly for her skilled chairing
> of the Audit Committee for seven of those years.
> We are delighted to welcome Marianne and Blair to the Travis Perkins team. They
> bring a broad range of skills and diverse experience, notably in the building 
> products, distribution and logistics sectors.”

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