Travis Perkins welcomes Jora Gill to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, Northampton –  Travis Perkins plc (LON: TPK) today announced the appointment of Jora Gill to its Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 4 August 2021.

“We are delighted to welcome Jora to the Travis Perkins team. He brings valuable technology and digital experience and skills to the Board along with a strong commercial background and focus. As the importance of digital for our business continues to evolve and grow, Jora’s experience and insight will be hugely beneficial to us.” said Board Chair, Jasmine Whitbread.

The Company also announced that John Rogers has decided to step down from the Board after seven-year after the Board’s meeting on 6 October 2021.

Jasmine Whitbread commented: “John joined the Board in 2014 and has given the Company dedicated and much-valued service in his role as a Non-executive Director and as Chair of the Audit Committee. We have benefited considerably from John’s broad experience and his outstanding corporate, commercial, and financial insight and judgment. We thank him for his service to the Board and the Company and wish him well in all his continuing and future endeavors.

About Jora Gill

Jora Gill has extensive technology and digital experience having held many Chief Information Technology Officer and Chief Digital Officer roles in various significant organizations, including Standard and Poors, Elsevier, the Economist, and latterly SHL Group Ltd where he currently serves as Chief Digital Officer. Jora also currently serves as a non-executive director of the Care Quality Commission, a role he has held since 2016.

About Travis Perkins plc

Travis Perkins plc is the UK’s leading supplier of materials and equipment to the building, construction, and home improvement markets, and operates market-leading businesses, including Travis Perkins Builders’ Merchants, Toolstation, and several specialists in the civils, plumbing, heating, and insulation markets, such as Keyline, BSS, CCF and many more. With annual revenues of £5bn, the Group employs 20,000 colleagues across the UK and France and Benelux through Toolstation. The company has a proud heritage that spans over 200 years.

For more information: https://www.travisperkinsplc.co.uk/

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