Gavin Slark appointed new CEO of Travis Perkins plc

The board of the British building materials retailer Travis Perkins plc, which includes the Toolstation sales division, has appointed Gavin Slark as next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and executive director of the Company with effect no later than 1 January 2026.

Gavin Slark is a highly experienced public company CEO and has significant experience of the building materials and merchanting industry, the company emphasises. 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 Slark was CEO of the BSS Group plc before its acquisition by Travis Perkins.

“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”, commented Geoff Drabble, Chair of the Board.

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