7th Sep 2006 07:02
Travis Perkins PLC07 September 2006 7 September 2006 Travis Perkins PLC Appointments of Managing Directors at Wickes and Benchmarx Following Richard Bird's planned and gradual withdrawal from his role asManaging Director of Wickes, the board has been working on succession andfurther development of the Group's senior management resources. The board is delighted to now be able to announce the promotion of two of theGroup's senior executives to two very significant roles for our development: - Jeremy Bird - Managing Director of Wickes, and Director, Wickes Limited - Rob Gladwin - Managing Director of Benchmarx Jeremy Bird is steeped in Wickes experience and has successfully spent the lastyear in the role of Group Marketing Director, where he has primarily beenresponsible for driving our Brand Bulls eye work. In this role he has acquired abroad understanding of the Group's strategy and culture. This, combined withJeremy's vision, drive and grounding in Wickes, means he is ideally qualified totake Wickes into its next phase of development and growth. Jeremy becomes amember of the Group's Executive Committee. Rob Gladwin is currently Retail Director of Wickes, where he has beenresponsible for a significant improvement in our organisational capabilities andprocesses in retail operations. In addition, he has been responsible fordirecting the launch phase of our new venture, Benchmarx. This has enabled himto develop a unique skill set of considerable retail experience and a greatunderstanding and working knowledge of the trade channels. This is an idealblend of skills for developing and driving our new business venture ofBenchmarx. Both Jeremy and Rob will report directly to John Carter, Chief OperatingOfficer. Although both Jeremy's and Rob's promotions are effective from today, Rob willassist the smooth handover of current activities within Wickes, taking up hisfull time role within Benchmarx by the end of September. Jeremy's current responsibilities as Group Marketing Director and those of Robas Retail Director of Wickes will be absorbed by other Executive Committee andTrading Board Members. - ends - Enquiries: Geoff Cooper, Chief ExecutivePaul Hampden Smith, Finance DirectorTravis Perkins PLC +44 (0)1604 683 221 David Bick/Trevor PhillipsHolborn Public Relations +44 (0)20 7929 5599 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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